Seanad debates

Thursday, 17 October 2002

Senators Quinn and Leyden referred to reports. I agree with them that it should be a fortnightly if not weekly practice to allocate time to very important reports. These are published with plenty of facts and glossy photographs but then we discard them or send them to someone who is interested in the topic concerned. The Seanad could provide a useful forum for debating such reports in allocated time. Those with a specific interest in a particular report could then discuss it and I agree with Senator Leyden that we could invite the chairman or chief executive involved to speak about it. There are joint committees for dealing with these issues but a report is different – it is a specific account of how a firm or agency has operated for the past 12 months. Such debates would be a welcome addition to the business of the House.

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