Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

We have, with cross-party agreement, put structure on the sitting arrangements, changed the format for debates, sat on Mondays and Fridays, where necessary, and created a public consultation committee. It constitutes a strong addition to the overall committee system and brings the Seanad closer to the citizen. I thank the Taoiseach for taking the time to debate with us this morning and I look forward to welcoming him back to the House again in the near future.