Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome these proposals. There has been much discussion at the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, which is a cross-party and independent body acting on behalf of both Houses of the Oireachtas. There was some discussion on the role of the Members of this House because we do not have allowances towards constituency offices yet. Many of us have offices and staff, who are at the front line where incidents occur. The security measures are partly for the Member and partly for the staff. I welcome the initiative and the fact this is to be put in legislative format as proposed in this Bill.