Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Senator O'Brien that we need to debate this but I do not believe we need to debate the commencement order. I am keen to see this Act commenced quickly, as do most.

Yesterday, Senator Mac Conghail paid an eloquent tribute to Seamus Heaney and I add my voice to that. His untimely death brought about a major national outpouring of grief and it touched many people who had been moved by his poetry. I express my sympathy to his family.