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Water Services Bill timetable

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Senator Cullinane objects to rushing Committee Stage of the Water Services Bill and supporting a further amendment, amid interruptions and brief procedural exchanges.

I agree with Senator Gerard P. Craughwell that it is not good politics to rush Bills through at the end of the year. We seem to have this problem every year and we have it again with the Water Services Bill.

I know that the Leader is saying he will allow as much time as possible on Friday for the Committee Stage debate on the Water Services Bill 2014, but it is still not good enough that an attempt is being made to rush it through in a couple of days and that we will be brought back next Monday.

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I did not interrupt Senator John Gilroy or anyone else.

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This is just pathetic.

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I know that it is difficult to listen to the truth from the Opposition.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator David Cullinane to continue, without interruption.

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Settle down now and listen for a second. As I do not think the current arrangements are good enough, I intend to support the amendment to tomorrow's Order of Business that will be proposed by Senator Gerard P. Craughwell.

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I thought Sinn Féin wanted to do things differently on Friday.

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