Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----to help clarify the position for Senator Craughwell, the times he referred to are put in on occasion and on other occasions they are not. As agreed at the meeting of the party Whips and leaders last week, the times were to flow to ensure that when a Bill concludes, the next item of legislation or statements would flow immediately afterwards. Rather than providing for an adjournment or suspending, that is what we agreed to do.