Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator McDowell raised the issue of Seanad reform. Not being party to the correspondence he refers to I am in a vacuum. If he would be happy to share with me the piece of correspondence I would be happy to peruse it and give him a more detailed response.

As far as I know the Government position on the Manning report has not changed since the Taoiseach was last here. Whatever some Members of the House might think, write or say, as the Senator knows, all politics is local and in the event that in the next Seanad election the Manning report has not been implemented and there is no change, I am sure the particular Senator is keeping those who voted for him very happy. I am presuming it is a "he". I might be wrong on that.