Seanad debates

Friday, 4 July 2003

Senator Tuffy raised the matter of housing and expressed the wish that the House would meet in September. Actually it will meet for two weeks in September, thanks to the Cathaoirleach at the Committee on Procedure and Privileges which agreed to this yesterday. Beginning on 15 September we shall have oral hearings, three days each week, with those who wish to give their views on reform of the Seanad. I am sure all Senators smiled last night when they saw on the television that the Dáil was on its holidays. We are not on holidays yet. There will be committee meetings during the whole month of July and the Seanad is open for two weeks in mid-September. I hope somebody in some office somewhere is listening and will record this fact. We are meeting in September for two weeks. Everybody can be here in the Seanad, the hearings will be in public. We hope some of them will be televised. It just shows that sometimes perceptions outside are wrong.

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