Niall Ó Brolcháin (Green Party)

It is important to look at the possibility of the Queen addressing the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is something that Heads of State from other countries have done. There are photographs downstairs of many great leaders from around the world who have addressed the Houses. It would be appropriate for the Queen to do that if she visited this country.

Senator Ross called for a debate on opinion polls. I got some disturbing information last night that members of particular political parties have been canvassed for these opinions in large numbers. If that is occurring, then the methodology used in these opinion polls need to be seriously examined. If we are only having opinion polls so that the media can manipulate politics and create stories, there is something wrong here. Newspapers and media organisations can use whatever methodology they like and that is absolutely wrong.