Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

During my introductory remarks and comments, I paid tribute to the members of the sub-committee dealing with Seanad reform. I inadvertently omitted to mention the contribution of Senator Ryan. Although he resigned from the sub-committee, he made a valuable contribution. I would like to be associated with his colleagues' remarks in paying tribute to him.

The contributions of the Senators who spoke were most interesting. We sat here for two and a half hours but it seemed like just half an hour, which is a testimony to the speeches we heard. I look forward to hearing further contributions from other Senators at a later date.