Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will table an amendment on Report Stage. The Minister needs to think again. The numbers involved are limited. It is not like the UK experience in the House of Lords in which there are an unlimited number of appointees. The Seanad has a limited number of people. Many of us have significant levels of public trust, whether that is across particular sectors as is the case for Senators Zappone and van Turnhout, or whether in particular geographic areas, as is the case for other Members. There is an issue that the Minister might consider on Report Stage.