Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

This week the business of the House will be dominated by the Finance Bill and the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The importance of passing legislation swiftly to facilitate the enactment of provisions is understood on this side of the House but the proposal to take Committee and Report Stages of both Bills tomorrow is unprecedented. I ask the Leader to consider reordering the business for rest of the week to create a gap between Committee and Report Stages in both cases. The Finance Bill alone contains over 150 sections, to which my party has tabled 40 amendments which we wish to ensure are discussed on Committee Stage. These Bills must be treated seriously to ensure that they receive the parliamentary scrutiny to which they are entitled.