Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

I never look behind — it is always dangerous. I thank them for putting up with us and the management of the party in this House.

This is the first time that most of the Bills on the Order Paper are in the names of Senators from all sides. We must find a way, possibly in the next session, of expediting those Bills outside the weekly two-hour session because they contain many good proposals which could be advanced if we found another time to do so. I join the Leader in wishing all my colleagues on all sides of the House an enjoyable break. We will need it going into the next eight or nine months for the fray that lies ahead.