Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I now call on the Taoiseach to reply to the objections raised by Deputies Micheál Martin and Gerry Adams to the manner in which No. 2 on the Order of Business is being treated.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Deputies Martin and Adams made the case that this Bill is being rammed through the House.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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It is being rammed through.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Government has spent five months negotiating in a comprehensive, thorough, open and accountable fashion with the trade unions and the Labour Relations Commission in regard to all these matters.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Kieran Mulvey was in charge of the negotiations.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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That is in stark contrast to the situation that applied with the Fianna Fáil Party-----

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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It was Kieran Mulvey who got the deal.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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-----on two occasions where financial emergency Bills were rammed through the House without any consultation-----

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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People agreed to Croke Park.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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-----and Deputies were kept in the Chamber on a Friday in order to cut pensioners' money and so that they would not be home for the weekend and have all the odium that came with it. Let those Deputies not come into the Chamber and lecture us about arrogance or ramming things through.

Deputy Adams has had quite a lot of discussion about this. Deputy Martin may want more time.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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That was the shortest ever democratic revolution.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I brought in the rule in respect of reporting back to the House after every European Council meeting. We can suspend that discussion until next week, if the Deputies wish, and have it on Monday or Tuesday.

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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That is upside down, Taoiseach.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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It does not matter to me at all because I will be around in any case.

Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Bring them back. We will be here.

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Tommy Morris's man.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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If the Deputies want that, I will suspend holding the statements on the European Council. We can also give Deputies Martin and Adams a further hour tonight for this Bill, if they so wish. They would get the European Council statements later and I would offer them the time that was allocated for the statements - I have enough to do anyway and this is very important. If they want that 85 minutes, they can have it and I will also give them another hour this evening for the Bill.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is that agreed?

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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We should be talking to Kieran Mulvey.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is that agreed? We are not having a debate.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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We are past the smart-alecky. Less of that.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Taoiseach summed it up himself. He said the Government had been working for five months on this but the Dáil gets only two days.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I am sorry, we are not having a debate. Is the proposal agreed?

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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That is the very point I am making.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Will the Deputy please resume his seat? Deputies, please.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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We should be talking to Kieran Mulvey.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Deputy Kelleher, please. We are wasting the precious time available. An offer has been made-----

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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No offer was made.

A Deputy:

An offer was made.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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It is a joke.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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The Taoiseach offered to suspend the taking of statements and to provide an additional hour tonight. I ask the Whips to agree on whether this is acceptable. Otherwise, I will put the question.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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It is a joke. We wanted to hear from-----

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is that not agreed? I will put the question.

A Deputy:

They do not want the extra time now.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Is the proposal for dealing with Private Members' business agreed to? Agreed.