The Seanad lacks back-up services. We should not be the poor relation of the Dáil. I am not comfortable being a poor relation to anyone. We should stand alone and let the two Houses complement each other. We have fine people in this Chamber. We have to travel throughout Ireland to get ourselves elected and must be extremely professional at our job in order to be elected to this House. It is much harder to get elected to the Seanad than to the Dáil, yet we continually look over our shoulders at the other House. This must not continue. Every Member of this House is capable of putting on a fine performance. Far from looking over our shoulders at the other House we should stand alone. We have a role to play in complementing the other House, but should not feel that we are the poor relation. That concept does not rest well with me.