Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is a very fine note on which Senator Norris ended his contribution, and we all share his view that at last, Seanad reform and political reform are firmly on the agenda. We cannot walk away from it, and nobody who has been through this referendum wants to walk away from it. My colleague Senator Bacik said perhaps it was too soon and maybe we would come back to it, and I feel sure we will revisit the subject. We need to discuss it now but we will need to discuss it into the future. Senator Michael D'Arcy referred to the fact that the Seanad had been scrutinised for the past six months. I beg to differ. There was not much scrutiny of what the Seanad is and does. There was much argument about what people thought the Seanad was and what it did, but much of that was incorrect or wrong. Senator Norris referred to brazen lies on the radio. I am sure he is well used to brazen lies on the radio. We all are.