Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

It is Friday afternoon. I am trying to stay calm in order to psyche myself to go to Saggart in the Minister's constituency for the Ard-Fheis tonight and tomorrow, where I am sure there will be considerable excitement. I am glad Fine Gael realised the worth of the facilities close to Tallaght and it is having its Ard-Fheis there also. It is important to be here this afternoon dealing with important business. Perhaps the Bill should have come before us before now. People are considering the issues it raises and the matter is getting considerable debate. I have received a lot of mail. I am sure the other members in the House get more mail than I do, as they are more famous than I am. We receive much mail and considerable lobbying is going on. It is even more intense now that the election is two months away — or is it three?

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