Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I support Senator Paul Coghlan's request for a debate on the role of the Standards in Public Office Commission and our role in respect of the latter. What Senator Gilroy was rightly trying to raise was the issue of lobbying. Part of the Government's reforms will be a register of lobbyists. If the Seanad engaged in a debate on how lobbyists work, how we are involved with them and how they interact with us - regardless of whether they are located here or abroad - that would be a valuable exercise in order to at least show that we understand the importance of this matter.