Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to be associated with the warm welcome to our distinguished guests in the Gallery, and I compliment my colleague, Senator Gallagher, on bringing this Bill forward. The apparently unanimous support for the Bill across the House shows its importance. The point that often is lost is that while this is not a big headline-getter and is not top-of-the-bill news, it is a major crisis for those whom it involves, when they come across the problem of exchange of holdings. There has been much talk here this morning, in the aftermath of the weekend we had, about new politics and how we in the Senate can work together. However, with this Bill alone, Senator Gallagher has shown the effectiveness of the old politics of the Senator working with the councillor and the people on the ground who are affected by problems. By introducing legislation and bringing it to this Stage, he has demonstrated that. It does not have to be all new politics - the old system can be equally effective.