Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the 26 Senators who spoke. We need to take a collective deep breath as Members of the Upper House. I know that we all still have the "L" plates. However, this is Parliament and we should all behave accordingly. If we need to look at how we do our business, let us do so, but the comments of Senator Rose Conway-Walsh came true today. I believe that on the Order of Business it should be a case of one item per person.

Three amendments have been proposed to the Order of Business. On the two motions on councillors' pay and conditions, I make the following genuine appeal. Despite what Senator David Norris may think, councillors form part of the electorate that elects Members of the House. Therefore, it is important, as their representatives, to represent and voice their views. I will accept Senator Diarmuid Wilson's-----