Eoghan Harris (Independent)

I thank Senator Quinn for his work. I reiterate what Senator Bradford said earlier, that the Oireachtas should be introducing legislation rather than the Government doing so. We have long passed the stage in western Europe where parties should be fighting over ideological questions, rather than dealing with the empirical stuff that has to be done. It is there before us and there is a broad consensus involved. We should be getting down to the necessary words, sentences and paragraphs. Empiricism is the best way for democracy to move forward with the job that has to be done, rather than ideological posturing. Today was a good job of work.