Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is technically a guillotine that Fianna Fáil facilitated earlier today. I had not meant to put my amendment to a vote. What I wanted to do was hear the Minister's response and possibly put in additional amendments on Report Stage but I am being excluded from that. What we have this evening is a veneer of democracy that has been facilitated by Fianna Fáil. As a matter of fact, Fianna Fáil has even facilitated this Bill going back into the Dáil on Thursday so the full expectation is that this will be rammed through tonight. I do not intend to give this Bill the credibility of saying it was properly scrutinised in the Seanad because, given the manner in which it is going to go through tonight, it has not been. We will not have an opportunity to table amendments on Report Stage and we can only deal with what is in front of us.

I will support the amendments of my colleagues. I disagree with the manner in which amendments Nos. 12 and 14 have been dealt with in the proposals. I am disgusted by the manner in which this is being rammed through the House.