Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

It said there was no need to vote for me because I would top the poll anyway.

Senator Morrissey agreed with the Garda authorities' call for a change in practice. When we hold a debate on road traffic offences, Senator Ross would like to discuss the statistics. He confessed to having been caught speeding in the same place on two days running, as a result of which he incurred four penalty points and a fine of €160.

Senator Ross also spoke about the equal membership of the European Union, on which I agree. Senator Mansergh mentioned the Bolkestein directive, and said we should be pragmatic and reasonable. France and Germany have only to raise their noses and things change yet in principle we are equal around the table.

Senator Bannon is very keen on the spatial strategy and wants more people living in Longford. I suppose that is in order to swell his vote.