Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I greatly appreciate the attitude of the Government Whip. This issue arose in the media over the weekend. It was only passed by the Government on Tuesday. We only saw the actual motion yesterday. Most of us have been doing research on it since. The British House of Lords published a report on the issue. It would be nice to have a bit of time to reflect on it before we are required to make a decision. We are simply asking that it be deferred for that reason.

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