John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

The Senator mentioned stallions and tax avoidance measures across the board but said very little about anything contained in the Government's motion. It is a pity we did not hear remarks from the Senator about the contents of the motion.

I am delighted to propose the amendment. When I read the motion I could not believe it. While it is in the nature of Private Members' time for the Government to slap itself on the back and the Opposition to attack, this back-slapping goes beyond the bounds of anything I have seen here. The level of back-slapping in this particular motion is bizarre. I do not know how to put this in politically correct terms but the Leas-Chathaoirleach is of a different generation to mine.