Seanad debates

Tuesday, 1 July 2003

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Committee Stage.

 

Let us look at it this way. We recognise the primacy of the Dáil in the Constitution but we also recognise the autonomous nature of this House. Lest anybody wishes to put it down or say it is not important, it should be remembered that legislation for the good of the people cannot be passed until it has gone through all Stages in this House, like the Bill before us on which the Minister has been very generous with his time. People may find that wearisome or say that it takes up too much time. The Minister should not laugh because he must have said that on some occasion. Ministers may find it a burden to come to this House, but they have a constitutional obligation to do so as do the civil servants who service the Departments.

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