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Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Sorry, Minister, allow Deputy Rabbitte, without interruption, please.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: Put him out of the House. He should be put outside.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

(Interruptions).

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Rabbitte without interruption, please.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: Put him out.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Rabbitte, please.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: If he was on this side of the House, he would be put out.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the beginning——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Deputies: Give him a few bob for the High Court.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: I do not want any beef baron's money like yours anyway.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Ring, allow Deputy Rabbitte without interruption, please.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: What about the beef baron who is shouting over at me?

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the beginning of the second formal week of the Dáil's resumption, if one discounts the phoney week when the Government Whip had the Opposition in here talking to itself. Although it is only the beginning of the second week, the guillotine is already being used. It is proposed to guillotine Second Stage of the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill. We had 25 minutes of...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: That can be discussed in the morning.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It will be too late. That is the point. When are we going to seriously——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: It does not arise on the late sitting today.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: When are we going to deal seriously with the question of reforming how we organise our business in this House? It is a disgraceful denigration and debasing of Parliament that the Government Whip already liberally uses the guillotine at the beginning of the second formal week of this term in the second year of the Government's life. A case has already been struck down in the High Court because...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Deputies: Hear, hear.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The basic reason for opposing the late sitting is that the guillotine being used implies that the sitting is not late enough. As has already been stated, the report of the Laffoy commission needs more debating time. The gravity of the issue and the cost implications also warrant far more than an hour. In regard to the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill, the possibility arises that...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join with other Opposition colleagues in opposing the first proposition regarding the late sitting, primarily for the reason, as already articulated, that the statements on the Laffoy report will be taken after media deadlines. That is the reality. The Government does not want the attention of the media or to allow it the opportunity to report what will be said on this important issue.