Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Clearly, that is a valid question. There is a request before the Chief Whip from the Business Committee for an additional two hours to be granted on Thursdays. That request is being considered. However, this is part of the new politics and the agenda is, in part, determined by the Business Committee which is chaired by the Ceann Comhairle. It is not for me to determine the agenda for the Government and I cannot speak about the contributions Deputies and parties may wish to make as part of the legislative programme and about how long or frequent they might be. I expect all of the Bills we have set out to be published this session. On the ones before the Dáil, committees and so on, it is a matter for Members to decide how they wish to contribute. We have had discussions in the past about not enough time being granted and the debates on Bills being guillotined towards the end of a session. That will not happen now. This is part of the new deliberations under the arrangements brought forward by the House, which I support.

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