Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have been given a clear signal by the Irish people that we have a responsibility to reform both this House and the other House, so both can work effectively to quickly meet the needs and issues facing Irish people.

I agree with reflection. Will the Leader bring motion No. 8 on the Order Paper, tabled by myself and Senator Bradford, to the attention of the Taoiseach so it could also form part of his reflections? It proposes that we have proposals from Members on all sides of the House, that we would have a set of agreed proposals for reform by 20 February 2014 and that a committee be established to achieve that and to reflect the membership of this House. I hope the same will happen in the other House. I thank the Leader for putting political reform on the agenda this evening. However, I ask him to communicate my request to the Taoiseach.