Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, and the Acting Chairman has taken the right decision. It has been quite illuminating, the debate has been of the highest standard, and there have been some excellent speeches, not least the one made by the preceding speaker, Senator Higgins. The contribution by Senator McDowell is possibly the best speech I have heard in this House in my time here. It was a privilege to listen to it. I hope the Senator will be able to disseminate that speech during the course of the subsequent debate when this matter goes to the people. It would have a very large bearing on people's opinions.

I will be brief but I will make a kind of a half Second Stage speech because there were many things I wanted to say yesterday. I had ten minutes and I used them up.