Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I am glad the point was clarified about there being no guillotine in the Seanad. I join Senator Norris in expressing the view that I hope the Department considered Peter Mathews' advice. I would like to think we as parliamentarians appreciate it when people with professional expertise give advice voluntarily. I hope the Minister of State can assure us the Department took into account and teased out all the views it received. Mr. Mathews rang me five minutes before we came back into the House this evening. That was the first time I heard the views he strongly expressed and I hope the Minister and the Department have researched what he has said.