It is proposed to take No. 11a - motion re membership of committees; No. 19, statements on the European Council, Brussels; No. 20, Credit Union Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 18, Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed).

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: in the event that a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, which shall be No. 37, Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012 – Second Stage (resumed), the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and Standing Order 121(3) shall not apply and Private Members’ business shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; No. 11a shall be decided without debate; the proceedings on No. 19 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach and by the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order and may share time and shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case, a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply, which shall not exceed five minutes; the Report and Final Stages of No. 20 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m. tonight by one question, which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Finance.

There are four proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with Private Members' business agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 11a, motion re membership of committees, without debate, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 19, statements on European Council, Brussels, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 20, Credit Union Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages agreed to?

It is not agreed. It is unlikely all of the time provided for Report Stage of the Credit Union Bill 2012 will be required as the Minister engaged fairly on it on Committee Stage, when he indicated he would be bringing forward additional amendments on Report Stage. The practice of imposing a guillotine is wrong and should be stopped. There is no need to provide for a guillotine in respect of Report Stage of this Bill. On that basis, on a point of principle Sinn Féin is opposed to the guillotine of this Bill. The guillotine will not be required. This practice is being used too often by Government.

I have objected to the use of the guillotine on many occasions. The guillotine has been provided because the Credit Union Bill 2012 must go before the Seanad next week. It may well be that the guillotine will not be necessary because of, as the Deputy said, the Minister's fair engagement on the Bill on Committee Stage. It is provided for in the event that it may be required because the Bill must go before the Seanad next week. If Members are prepared to conclude within the time allowed, the guillotine will not be used. It is included as a safeguard because the Bill has to go before the Seanad next week.