Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I second my colleague's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, should come into the House to respond on the many issues raised when he was last here when he did not have the opportunity to do so. Many other speakers also did not have an opportunity to speak.

I will be opposing the use of the guillotine. Let us be very clear. The top echelons of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have come together to do the anti-democratic thing in this House, even though they have promised for many years that there would be no use of the guillotine in this House. Today we see the change. We also see a change in that Fine Gael is very comfortable in doing business with Sinn Féin. The outcome of the next general election will be very interesting, when the top echelons of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin sit down together to negotiate a coalition Government. We are seeing the early signs that Fine Gael is very comfortable in dealing with Sinn Féin and concluding agreements with it.