Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Darragh O'Brien has opposed motion No. 1, re Aer Lingus, being referred to the committee. I was trying to explain to him that it will be referred to the committee and will come back to the House to be discussed at that stage. I appreciate Senator O'Brien's position on the matter but I certainly cannot accede to his request for an amendment to the Order of Business, as proposed.

Senator Bacik and several other Senators raised the issue of the Labour Party proposing to nominate Maíria Cahill to contest the Seanad by-election. We have had many people speak about whether we should have a Seanad by-election. In the past people have been appointed for two or three weeks without by-elections. This is a democratic process and-----