Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I support Senator Craughwell's amendment to the Order of Business. As we are aware, the Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2014 was guillotined in the Lower House. That was the second time that a water services Bill, which is of national importance, was guillotined, albeit the Bill was given a little bit more time on this occasion than on the previous one. We do not know what will emerge as a result of the guillotining of that Bill. It is only right and proper that we have time to read that Bill, as passed by the Lower House. This House should not rush to judgment until we have had an opportunity to read it, and the amendments made to it, properly.

Having said that, I want to clarify that if the amendment to the Order of Business is not successful and we proceed with Second Stage of the Water Services Bill 2014-----