Alex White (Labour)

However, that is not enough. It is not just a question of the number of hours to be allowed for the debate today and tomorrow. The Oireachtas should not be a club. Senator O'Toole mentioned that people do not understand the difference between statutory instruments, ministerial regulations and so on, and he is right. If people in these Houses do not appreciate these differences, what hope does the public have? It is not simply a question of allowing more hours in the House. Sufficient time must be allowed between the publication of an important Bill such as this and the debate on it in the Houses of the Oireachtas, especially the final Stages.