Mary Henry (Independent)

I congratulate Senator Maurice Hayes too. I share with Senator Brian Hayes concern about the way the Taoiseach in making an important announcement is bypassing the Houses of Parliament. We have a duty, as Members of Parliament, to object when we see this sort of thing happening, as I did strongly during the Report Stage debate on the Immigration Bill yesterday. I am glad the practice of returning Bills to the House on Report Stage with large numbers of amendments will be addressed when the Leader holds her review of the workings of the Seanad.