Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Colleagues will note that we are just concluding Committee Stage today and will not be taking Report Stage for another number of days. This is welcome, as it allows us to scrutinise the proposed amendments and, in particular, the principles behind them. I am unsure about Senator Barrett's amendment, as the appointment is a matter for the Government, but his work in seeking to ensure a role for the Seanad in particular and the Oireachtas in general is important. Where reports are laid before one House of the Oireachtas, we should consider requiring that they be laid before both Houses. Although this was the subject of an amendment debated last week, I hope we will have a chance to debate it again on Report Stage.