Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I thank you, a Chathaoirligh, and members of the staff for your co-operation during the year and I wish you a very happy Christmas and good luck in the new year. I have frequently raised the issue of education, which I believe needs a complete overhaul. We have often asked for a debate on issues such as the Student Support Bill, which I know has completed its passage through the Dáil, and also reform of the second level curriculum leading to the junior and leaving certificate examinations.

Regarding reform of the Seanad, God knows how many of us will be back in the next Seanad. We need to keep discussion of the Seanad on the agenda for early in the new year. It is not about abolition of the Seanad it is about-----