Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

My office was informed by the Government Chief Whip that emergency legislation would be introduced and that it could not be announced what it was about, only that it related to health. I came to the House at 6.40 p.m. and announced that the Order of Business would be amended and the sitting suspended until 10.55 p.m. A Bill put forward by an Independent Senator was being debated in the Chamber at that time. This Bill was appreciated and welcomed by Members. Senator Norris spoke effusively on Senator Henry's Bill while I was in the Chamber.