Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

It was one of the weekend newspapers. It was something else to try to hold one's own in that atmosphere. I was amazed that somebody would seek to direct the tone of the debate in that way. Well done to the Senator.

Senator Ryan referred to the quality of governance and stated that killing other people is murder, which it is, and that the killers are not republicans but murderous thugs. Senator Dardis rightly said we all owe a debt of gratitude to the McCartney family. He said that we should more often proclaim ourselves republicans in the best sense of the word, with which all of us in this House would agree. The Senator then spoke of the Travers report and the corporate failure. Hopefully we will have a chance to deal with that tomorrow.

Senator Coghlan asked if I can confirm whether the departmental maladministration is replicated elsewhere. I cannot do so as I have neither the right nor the information.