Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The Government is trying to make fools of people as it does every year at this time as we head towards the summer recess. It barrels through a deluge of legislation, and guillotines it to get through and smuggles in matters that, if they were scrutinised properly, could be of serious import and concern to people. We will not have the chance, and the public will have no chance whatsoever, to have any look-in on these issues or to express any opinion on them because they will be done and dusted before they get sight of them. That is pretty outrageous. For that reason, we have no choice but to vote against this motion. We will have two and a half hours to scrutinise these matters later, which include substitute consent issues, short-term lettings, judicial reviews and maritime area planning. There is no chance of any of that being scrutinised properly on Committee and Remaining Stages. It is pretty disgraceful, totally undemocratic and shows contempt for the public and this House.

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