Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Senators Fitzgerald, Mullen, Prendergast, O'Reilly, Donohoe and Coghlan expressed concerns about the Order of Business. Legislation is the priority on the Order of Business. I congratulate everyone who participated in the debate with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform last night. That was one of the finest debates on the passage of a Bill in this House in the number of years that I have been in this House. No guillotine was used on this Bill last night. I offered the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Fitzgerald, a one hour break between Committee Stage and Report Stage. This might have been misunderstood, not by a Member of the House, but by the public in general. We do not guillotine Committee or Report Stages in this House.