Rushing legislation a 'serious and sustained abuse' of legislative process

The open letter which was also sent to the leaders of all political parties said that aside from the rushed and truncated nature of the process, even more alarmingly, "we have seen the Government table extensive and complex last-minute amendments to legislation which leaves the Opposition with no time to engage". Picture: Julien Behal

Civil liberty groups and leading academics have written to the Dáil chairman to raise “serious concerns” about the rushing of legislation in recent weeks.

In a letter to Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl, the groups said in recent weeks they have seen what can only be described as a "serious and sustained abuse" of the legislative process by the Government with respect to the passage of important legislation.