Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I sent it in early August. We need to clarify the role of the House in new legislation coming before the House. During the previous Seanad, a number of new Bills were introduced in the Seanad and carried forward to the other House. I am concerned that we seem to be on the back foot and new legislation is not being introduced here. I am wondering if it can be changed. We need to expedite a number of Bills, and the Seanad would be the appropriate place to move them.

Senator Mark Daly said Fine Gael was getting it wrong regarding housing. He also said we were getting it wrong regarding jobs. We have created 160,000 jobs since 2011. He also said we were getting it wrong regarding the economy. When we took over, our expenditure was €20 billion more than our income. The deficit is now down to less than 1%. I would take his concern about the grant with a grain of salt.