Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fail)

I support Senator White's call for a debate on human rights. We have had such a debate before but I am not sure whether we had one during this term. I have always found such debates exceptional, particularly because of issues that generally come to the fore during the Order of Business. One can appreciate that it is exceptionally difficult to have any type of informed debate on the Order of Business — this is not its purpose. However, several issues need to be debated, some of which apply to Ireland and others to other countries. Wherever Irish citizens are involved, we should not reduce the debate to slogans or satire.