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Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senators will celebrate together. It will be lovely.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive. No. 1 is a motion to bring forward some new e-democracy initiatives to strengthen the position of the Oireachtas at the centre of the political process. It will enable a pilot exercise to be introduced to make use of new technologies to open a dialogue with citizens and other interests. It will offer the public an opportunity to make its views...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I read that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: It would be great.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: It is three months.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: We acknowledged that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator White would never do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: That was called out.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I think the planned sos will have to be abandoned, but we will see. Senator Brian Hayes brought up the issue of the wonderful library we have in Leinster House. He said there is only one librarian remaining there and asked when the decision regarding this was taken. We now know the decision was taken by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, of which Senators O'Toole, Ulick Burke and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: They can vote in other elections, such as the local and European elections, but they cannot vote in general elections. Senator Finucane agrees with having a debate on the register of electors.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes, that is what I said. I referred to the register of electors.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Leyden always has very imaginative ideas.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Finucane also referred to Professor Drumm and orthodontic waiting lists. He spoke about the categories for treatment, A or B. The idea of including orthodontic treatments under the National Treatment Purchase Fund is a good one. Treatment is delayed and when children are examined after waiting two and half or three years, treatment is sometimes found to be unnecessary, although that...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ross pointed out that we debated social partnership in this House and, except for himself, all voted for it. He is aghast at the strike at Dublin Airport. We are all aghast at it but, as Senators Mansergh and Daly said, we recognise that the workers have concerns which have not been addressed. If one is sitting in a comfortable leather armchair, it is all very well to rant about these...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The debate on it petered out. The Bill then went to the Dáil, it must have made some amendments to it and the Bill has come back to this House for the sole purpose of considering those amendments. We could not keep ping-ponging legislation from one Chamber to another.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: We will have to wait and see what will happen.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Bannon also raised the matters of the Longford hospital casualty unit and the M4. I point out that if faults are found on any major road surfaces, the contractor repairs them, not the State.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: They have not increased since that road opened.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Daly raised the matter of a tense meeting in Shannon.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I agree with a request for a debate on the allocation of the €4 billion under the science budget. Senator Tuffy raised the matter of the all-party committee——