Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Darragh O'Brien raised the issue of pancreatic transplants. He rightly praised Senator Colm Burke for the answer he received from the Minister who attended the House this morning. I hope we will see progress on the matter.

Everybody will have an opportunity to make his or her reservations known on the report on Seanad reform to the publishers of the report, former Senators Maurice Manning and Joe O'Toole.The Taoiseach has not been in contact with me about bringing the various groups together but he did indicate to me last week in a brief conversation that he intended to set up an implementation body in early course to deal with the Seanad reform proposals.