Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The explanation is that we would like, and I think we have agreed this at the business committee, to pass the legislation that is on the books for the next couple of weeks. The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill is one of those Bills. We hope to be able to take Committee Stage of that Bill on Thursday. We cannot have a vote on a Bill on a Thursday morning and have Committee Stage on the Thursday afternoon.

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