Rónán Mullen (Independent)

Senator Norris was correct when he spoke a few moments ago about the selective nature of the rulings as to brevity. It is important that we be reflective and Committee Stage is the Stage at which we ought to be reflective. I do not wish to patronise anybody but we cannot have a system where, on the one hand, we want to tell the country how great the Seanad is and how we have debates of a quality which is not always heard in the other House and then, on the other, when one tries to develop a point on Committee Stage-----