Seanad debates

Thursday, 23 October 2003

We have dealt with four Bills in the House since this session began. Senator Brian Hayes said there was no legislation coming before the House, which is a total exaggeration. All the Bills we passed are piled up on the Dáil Order Paper and the Dáil cannot get through its legislation. It is not for us to criticise it or decide when it considers Bills we have dealt with, but because there are so many Bills on the Dáil Order Paper, we cannot put through many more because they will join the queue. We will discuss two new Bills the week after next. I reiterate that the hypocrisy smells deeply—

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