Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----when we can do other work on other days. That is why next week we will sit three days and will do so between then and Christmas. Last week we held a very good international conference that made international headlines. It put a spotlight on the role of the Oireachtas and I do not make any apology for it. As Senator Norris knows as father of the House, and as those who have been members of the Government and Government Whips know, we have asked for legislation to be initiated in the Seanad and we will continue to do so.To be fair, we do our business reasonably well in progressing legislation, with the exception of one Bill that we will not mention now.