Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is not the first occasion in recent times on which someone has tabled a Commencement matter and then withdrawn it. I see other Senators here such as Senators Boyhan and Mulherin who did not get a bite at the cherry. When a Senator declines to raise a Commencement matter which has been selected for discussion by me, it is frustrating for those who are waiting to have matters selected. That is not Senator Mullen's problem, but I am trying to be as fair as possible. Senator Mullen has not had a matter selected for a while, which is why I selected his Commencement matter for discussion today.