Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not intend to comment on matters relating to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. We will have ample time to discuss it. I am sure that we will have a dignified debate. A significant amount of time will be allocated to the Bill, and rightly so.

Senator Norris called for joined-up thinking in the provision of utilities. I could not agree more. There is nothing worse than a utility company digging up a road or footpath one week only to have another utility company dig it up again the next week. Joined-up thinking is necessary.