Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I would call it dangerous. Senator Henry raised the issues of citizenship and work visas for spouses. The point was well made that a worker does not exist as a solitary unit; a worker nearly always has a spouse or partner, and children. If non-EU workers have families they should be able to accompany them here. Senator Dooley referred to the same matter, asking for the spouses of non-EU nationals to be allowed to accompany them.

Senator Coghlan referred to the 2006 census but if the legislation has been drafted I hope we are going on the last census in which we all had an interest. He also asked me about the Great Southern Hotels group. I do not know what is happening but I will inquire on the Senator's behalf. We will no longer have a place for our trysts.