Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent)

It is very nice to see the Minister of State, Deputy John Perry, in the House. I have not had the opportunity to speak to him as a young rookie Senator. Having spent one year in the House I have very broad country shoulders. I have never before received a swipe such as the one I received from Senator Jim D'Arcy and it hurt because he had taken my words out of context, recontextualised them and threw them back at me. I thought it was a trifle unfair.