Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Norris spoke very well in the debate about his dear aunt who was in the Alexandria nursing home. Senator Norris called for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to call in the Iranian ambassador to rebuke him on a conference being held in Tehran.

Senator John Paul Phelan spoke on armed crime in Finglas and the killing of the postmaster in County Kilkenny. The victim did have Roscommon connections. Senator Phelan also called for a debate on the nursing home proposals and the regulation of auctioneers.