Mary White (Fianna Fail)

It has taken much hard neck on my part to speak. Five people are speaking on this issue, of whom I am the sole lay participant. There are two barristers, a professor of criminal law and the Minister. However, I am speaking from a commonsensical point of view. I do not agree with Senator Alex White and I beg to differ with the Minister. I believe that one's experience as a representative matters. One learns what changes one wishes to make to society by engaging in dialogue with one's constituents. Why did Deputy Broughan abstain? I suspect he abstained because one of his constituents was murdered.