James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

And many others besides. The bottom line here is that there are 60 Members in this Chamber who have something to contribute. I know we cannot all be on the committee, which is fair enough, but an arrangement needs to be put in place to deal with this.I ask the Deputy Leader to arrange a meeting with the Minister to resolve this issue before the return of the House after the break. If it is not resolved, we will be sending the message that, rather than being more inclusive, the House is being exclusive. Rather than making the Seanad more relevant, it would be diminishing it.