Members need proper research facilities to avoid being stymied. While we can have recourse to Ministers' offices and Departments, it must be very difficult for Opposition Members to prepare. We all need access to background information in order to be able to give meaningful submissions and make quality contributions. Research facilities must be properly resourced. This needs to be addressed in the budget of the commission of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Staff to handle constituency matters is a separate issue. We need proper research facilities in order to prepare amendments for review and make submissions on upcoming Bills. It would be to the public good if these were introduced as a feature.