Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I concur with many of the comments we heard from across the House. It is not every day that one finds cross-party agreement on an issue that needs to be discussed more extensively. There is definitely an issue with regard to younger people entering politics who may be disadvantaged by taking up a role in public life. That should never be the case. We must look at the impacts of that and how we can improve our legislation in this regard. I thank the Senator for introducing the amendment. Discussing it is very worthwhile and it will prompt further debate. I note what Senator Wall said about the next local elections and how we have time to try to address these issues. It is good that we are starting early. I support the amendment in principle.