Joe McHugh (Fine Gael)

I did not intend to speak on the Order of Business but wish to make a point in regard to rushed legislation. I am a Member of this House only a short while and do not have the experience or dexterity of many other Members. However, I have made one discovery during my time here. I have learned that better legislation is formulated when it is teased out and debated. Rushed legislation is bad legislation. We all wish to instil confidence in the wider public in this House. Many of my constituents are not even aware this forum exists or are ignorant of its function. We must instil confidence by selling the message that this is where legislation is teased out. We must make a stand against rushed legislation. It has happened many times in the past several years and before that. I reiterate that rushed legislation is poor legislation.