John Whelan (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I fear the Government intends to ignore the outcome of this referendum as well. It will kill us with a sort of kindness. Despite the best efforts of the Leader and Acting Leader in this House to behave and perform in a professional and dignified fashion throughout the entire debate on the referendum, in which they kept their dignity and professionalism while still holding true to the cause of the Seanad, there are no Ministers in the House this week, no legislation and no Thursday sitting. We should have a Thursday sitting and the person coming in on Thursday should be the Taoiseach-----