David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I join previous Senators who commended Senator Feargal Quinn on his 21 years in the House, and hopefully he will serve many more. I also join Senator Denis Landy in expressing my disappointment that the House is not sitting on Thursday. The Leader said the House will possibly not sit on the next two Thursdays because of the failure of legislation to come before the House but also because some Ministers are not prepared to come in for statements on important issues. I commend the Minister who is present and who has come into the House on a range of issues and at any time he has been asked. Unfortunately, that is not the case with all Ministers. We, as Senators, will get it in the neck again for not sitting through no fault of our own.