Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Senator Ó Domhnaill's claim that we are confining the debate on the Bill to two and a half hours is incorrect. If the Senator had listened to my announcement on the Order of Business, he would have heard that the debate will resume after Private Members' time. The House will sit for as long as we can keep the Minister in the House after 7 p.m. I do not have any intention of guillotining Committee Stage. A significant number of amendments have been tabled and we will deal with them. I assure the Senator the Bill was not guillotined on Second Stage.