Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I support the salient point made by Senator Hayes. This amendment has been well thought out. There have been times when candidates benefited from the order in which their names were placed on the ballot paper. I know of a candidate whose surname begins with the letters O'C and who, for the purposes of positioning on the ballot paper at election time, drops the letter O. That same person would be highly offended if anyone omitted the letter O when referring to his name. This illustrates that some people wish to obtain a position of seniority on the ballot paper. I am open to suggestions on how the situation can be remedied. I support this worthwhile amendment.