Brendan Ryan (Labour)

It is a sign of our diligence.

The Labour Party supports this legislation enthusiastically and will be happy to facilitate its speedy passage. It is a matter of regret that we must pass this Bill, but it is the correct decision. I agree with the Leader and Senator Bradford when they say we had taken these things for granted. They were no longer issues. There were no longer news reporters or television cameras present when Ministers met because the meetings were taken for granted. We had a couple of bumps at the beginnng. I remember the procession of ministerial Mercedes heading for Armagh.