Alex White (Labour)

I respect that but I only have eight minutes and I will not allow any of it to be taken by interruptions. If I am interrupted I will respond in kind. We only have to look at the television programmes to show the historical fact that one of the intellectual influences on the Government in the past 15 years was from Senator O'Malley's former party, if it still exists or if she is still in it. I do not know whether the party is still going or what exactly is the state of it. Is my colleague an Independent Member, a member of the Fianna Fáil Party or is she still a member of the Progressive Democrats? Nobody knows.