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Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to make a proposal to the Taoiseach on this item. He proposes to guillotine Second Stage of the Bill at 7 p.m. and Committee and Remaining Stages at 10 p.m. I know the Taoiseach has offered to extend the sitting until 11 p.m and he will guillotine it at that time instead. That, unfortunately, does not meet the requirements. This Bill, for the reasons we stated before and which...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I object to this proposal because it cuts across the suggestion I made to the Taoiseach in respect of dealing with the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which provides for the extension of the bank guarantee scheme. The explanation the Taoiseach has given us as to why the Government wants to have this Bill dealt with in one sitting today does not stand up. The idea, for...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am coming to that, Deputy. First, the measure that is proposed to be dealt with here is no ordinary measure. It is to extend a guarantee that the taxpayer is providing for approximately €440 billion beyond the original date. Second - here is the democracy point - the Government now enjoys an approval rating of all of 10%. Whatever authority-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Whatever authority the Government may have had in the past to ram through legislation and to use the guillotine, it certainly does not have the moral and political authority to do it in those circumstances.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Whatever this hurry is about, it is not about parliamentary procedure and it is not about the Taoiseach being kind to the Chief Whip.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: When I raised earlier the matter of the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the Taoiseach in reply told me the Bill must be enacted tonight in order for the relevant statutory instruments to be made. Will the statutory instruments arising from this Bill be laid before the House tomorrow?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We have just had a number of exchanges about the great rush to take all Stages of this Bill today. The Taoiseach's explanation for this is that it is to facilitate the presenting of the statutory instruments. When will the statutory instruments be laid before the House?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: But-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach said he wanted the legislation passed by 10 p.m. today and now he-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: My question-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked when the secondary legislation will be laid before the House.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: No, he told us-----

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I know the Ceann Comhairle must observe the rules and I will try to help him with that. However, the Taoiseach has during the course of our exchanges kept telling us that the reason the legislation must be passed by 10 p.m. today is to facilitate the bringing before the House of the statutory instruments. When will the statutory instruments be brought forward? Cleary, this is a matter of...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----was that we would take the week to deal with the Bill, with Committee Stage tomorrow and Report Stage on Thursday. Clearly, there is such an urgency in getting these statutory instruments before us that even that reasonable proposal was not acceptable. When will we see the statutory instruments? Terms such as "as soon as possible" and "in due course" or any of that old waffle is not...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: So what is the hurry this evening?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This has been around since 7 April. What has the Taoiseach been up to?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is not it.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is why the Taoiseach is changing it now.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: When?

Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not. I will not detain the Ceann Comhairle.