Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

From my limited experience of chairing a committee in this House, I can anticipate where some of those requests come from, perhaps even within the Opposition. However, that does not change the fact that it suits the Government agenda to accede to those requests and not debate any legislation, then ram all the legislation through at the end of term. This Bill could have been debated on Second Stage a lot sooner. Pre-legislative scrutiny was completed. I do not know this for a fact, but I presume that a committee had to change its schedule at short notice to get pre-legislative scrutiny done so that it could be discussed. Instead, it almost seems like it was intentionally held over until the amendments were ready to roll, which is legislation-----

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