The debate on the committee stage of the National Asset Management Agency legislation was finally completed just after 5.30am this morning.
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has indicated that he will introduce a number of further significant amendments on the report stage next week.
These amendments include a surcharge on bank profits in the event that NAMA makes a loss.
There will also be provisions for the Minister to take a shareholding in Irish Nationwide and the EBS.
A special Oireachtas committee to monitor NAMA will be created following Opposition calls for oversight.
Further amendments will see guidelines to promote credit growth in banks that are beneficiaries of NAMA and a Windfall tax of 80% on rezoned lands.
There was no movement from Mr Lenihan on the central issue of the price NAMA will pay for loans.
The Minister claimed the European Commission vindicated his plan to pay long term economic value, not the current market value.
Labour's Joan Burton said he was using the Commission document selectively, while Richard Bruton of Fine Gael accused him of coming up with a smokescreen.
