Katherine Zappone (Independent)

I acknowledge the learned and timely contributions made by my colleagues in their response to Dr. Maurice Manning's address on human rights and Seanad reform in the House last week. I enjoyed everyone's comments, those whose views I would share and those whose views I would not share, and learned very much from that occasion. The quality of the debate and the questions raised bodes well for our increased efforts to ensure the relevance and rightness of what we are doing in Seanad.