Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil don Seanadóir Byrne agus do Sheanadóirí eile ar son na hoibre a rinne siad sa Seanad agus sna rialacha nua atá againn anois.

I thank Senator O'Brien and other Senators for their comments on the improved ways we are going about doing our business and I hope the results of that will continue in the new session when we will experience new changes to Standing Orders, which will allow us to invite guests to the House who can inform us regarding various issues. It is hoped at least two people will address the House in the next session and that this will generate more coverage of the proceedings of the House. A number of Members have addressed the lack of coverage by the press. It is depressing that the McGill Summer School is getting more coverage than the Houses of the Oireachtas but the craic in Donegal is probably better than in Leinster House.