Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I support Senator McDowell though I will, of course, vote with the Government. The Minister should examine this issue. I find it obnoxious to see these people who make fortunes here. When their children are due to be born, they have them born outside the country. As Senator McDowell said, the average person in the street is conscious of the need to examine the issue. These people must be very unpatriotic to have made their fortunes out of us and yet not wish to live here. It would be a positive political decision to revise the provisions though I am not in a position to suggest how that could be done.

It is an important issue for the rest of the citizens of Ireland. When Senator Browne began to speak and used the word "nauseating", I wondered why he did so in this context. Having heard what he had to say, I agree with him. I find it irritating to see the headlines when these people come to and leave the country. Many of them have made their money through State businesses. The less said, the better which is why I should sit down before I say too much. They have earned money from public contracts.