Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----but that is abdicating our responsibilities here to the Seanad and letting the Minister hide under the cosh. With no disrespect to the Ceann Comhairle, that is ridiculous. We are trying to get rid of the Bill as best we can, emaciate it by removing the amendments that are illegal, send the whole lot off to the Seanad for it to deal with and bring it back some other day for another debate.

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