Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Originally, there was plenty of time for the debate in this House on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018, but then there were delays in the Dáil and elsewhere. Time was lost overall as far as the Government is concerned. Obviously, the Government does not control how business is ordered in the Dáil, which is sitting for just a day and a half next week. The fact is that there is an urgency around this Bill. I do not need to tell Senators that it is important for the Bill to conclude its passage through the Oireachtas at the earliest possible date. The Bill was scheduled to complete Report and Final Stages in the Dáil by 9 May. We do not have enough time. We should have more time for this. The fact is that there is an urgency about this Bill. There was all-party support for it in the Dáil. I suggest we might resume-----