Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, to the House. All of us are representatives of the people. I am concerned at the drift in politics. The commission may have played its part in this regard. While I acknowledge Senator Ellis's great remarks in the House in regard to Leitrim, he is not the only representative promoting Leitrim. Former Deputy and Senator Gerry Reynolds and other councillors on the Fine Gael side have been active and vocal in that regard.

I have a major concern regarding the way in which the Bill and the commission report disenfranchise people. By this, I mean we in this country have become fixated on being politically correct about everything. The Cathaoirleach gets a hard time from me on the Order of Business and he tries to rein me in.