Seanad debates

Thursday, 13 March 2003

In terms of the wider issue of how we conduct our business, a proposal to make the operation of the Houses and government more e-friendly is being discussed in Government circles. Considerable sums are being invested to ensure Ministers can do business without having to carry large amounts of paper to each Cabinet meeting. There is a view that this should also be the case in the Houses. One possibility would be to provide Members with access to the Internet in the Chamber. During the debate on the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill this week I found myself trying to access the earlier debate on the principal Act and searching for a copy of the Act, which one needs when an amending Bill is being debated. I request that we move quickly to have mobile technology fully operational in the Houses and, where necessary, the Chambers, as is currently the case in the committee rooms.

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