Business as set out on the Order Paper will be taken in the following order: Nos. 1, 10, 11, 2, 12, 3, 4, 13 and 14. It is proposed to interrupt business at 6.30 p.m. to take Nos. 2, 12, 3, 4, 13 and 14.
Order of Business.
Is the Minister afraid we might finish tonight?
We hope it will.
The Minister is making sure it will not. The Minister is afraid he will have to talk until 10.30 p.m.
(Cavan): The Minister wants to keep away from the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill and the amendment to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill.
He will talk until next year.
(Cavan): Why have the Government not withdrawn it, if they are afraid to go to the people?
Deputy Fitzpatrick will have to explain to the people exactly what he is doing.
Let us proceed with Order of Business. We cannot have a debate on the Order of Business.
Do not forget to come to Limerick.
We were there before.
We gave you your answer there.
There will be welcome changes.
I wonder if the House would proceed with the Order of Business?
(Cavan): The House is not doing any business. It is only wasting time.
Order. Will Deputy Coughlan allow the House to get on with its business?
(Cavan): There is no business before the House until 6.30 p.m. It is only nonsense.
The following is the Order of Business: Nos. 1, 10, 11, 2, 12, 3, 4, 13 and 14. If not already reached, it is proposed to interrupt Business at 6.30 p.m. to take No. 2 onwards.
Is it proposed to resume on completion of the other business—Nos. 2 and 3—or to adjourn the House?
Further, on the Order of Business——
So far as I can see, there is no resumption.
So it means, that, if we finish the other business in an hour, we can stop just because the Minister fears this might finish quickly and he would have to go to the country —which he does not want to do now because of what he knows is happening?
The Bill must yet go to Seanad Éireann. There are people in Seanad Éireann who are capable of just as much obstruction there as some people are here.
(Cavan): The Minister was the obstructionist last night.
Fine Gael got everybody who is in favour of their attitude to speak. That is half their Party. They could not get the remainder because the remainder of them are in our——
(Interruptions.)
(Cavan): The Minister should be man enough to withdraw.