Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

He spoke of a woman carrying a foetus of 16 weeks' gestation with a severe abnormality. Five years ago, she wrote a letter, the anniversary of which is now upon us. I gathered that much before the Senator took off, resulting in my missing a fair portion thereafter. He also mentioned a Kurdish opposition leader who he said was being poisoned. Life is constant excitement for Senator Norris. He is always coming across exciting matters, and the rest of us are pedestrian and humdrum in comparison.

Senator Maurice Hayes spoke of ethical standards, wondering when the Garda Ombudsman Commission would be in operation. He agreed with Senator Tuffy that the case of the young man in question might provide a good start to the ombudsman's career.

Senator Browne claimed that consumers were not getting value for money. He mentioned that seven restaurants had closed and wondered about hospitals. One cannot simply go about closing hospitals, if that is what he advocates; I would not advocate it.