Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Ms Prendergast back to her old stomping ground. Ms Prendergast has talked about cyberbullying and we have discussed it in the Seanad on many occasions. We were delighted to receive the report of the working group on cyberbullying. Has there been any response from Facebook about the privacy issues that were raised? Are we any clearer about the European Union's campaign being better directed? Often when we hear of a fund having millions of euro available, we wonder how to get the money to the right place so schoolchildren in Ireland, France, Spain and Germany will benefit. I am not clear how it works or how the fund is being encouraged to target that money.

I agree with Senator Colm Burke about bringing Europe closer to all of us. I would welcome the initiative that is being rolled out in libraries in Sligo which will allow people to go into their local library, pick up the telephone and talk to someone in Brussels and ask a question about an issue they are interested in within the workings of the Union. I am sure it will take time for the programme to start but it is a great initiative. I share Senator Burke's view that we should discuss European legislation in this House. What are Ms Prendergast's views on the practicality of that? Could it be done on a two days a month basis? Can she understand why some people here might resist that or is simply that old habits die hard?