Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I stated most of what I wanted to on Second Stage but I will provide some support for the issue raised by Senator Walsh, and perhaps the Minister might give due consideration to it. As Senator Walsh pointed out last week, the Minister was able to check facts and revert, which showed great respect for this House, and I praised him for such action.

I will speak to the issue of language and offence caused outside the Houses and so on. We have all chosen to deal with the debate in our particular styles and put forward our points of view as we feel they may be necessary. I appreciate that if some people saw extracts from last week's debate in isolation, it would appal many, but that does not deduct in any way from the fact that it was legitimate to put these issues on the record of the House.