Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

I have. Thank you for the latitude you have afforded me. The Bill enjoyed the support of many independent Senators because it had real proposals, which The New Beginning group called "the only show in town" for providing real options to people. They were denied because "they were not necessary", according to the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, on the night of the debate. However, we have seen it fester as a major issue throughout the entire summer. Therefore, pending the return of the Bill either through the Dáil or in this House, I call on the Leader to allow for an urgent debate on the solutions which must be put forward and measures which must be put in place, similar to those that have been put forward by the European Commission for our State. Let us do the decent thing for the plain people of Ireland as we would expect the nations of Europe to do for this nation.