There is a need to examine our work to see what can be done regarding reform of the House, which has been so eminently presided over by you, a Chathaoirligh, and your predecessors. I do not agree, however, with the dictum "If it's not broken, don't fix it", which is a wearisome argument. If that was the case, we would all be the same until our dying day. We need to look at ourselves and change. I want to see the Seanad Chamber as a potent force for dialogue, debate and change. At the end of our five years of work, I do not want to see everything remaining the same as it was when we began. While we will have good dialogue and debate, we must also bring about change.