Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the speeches were cut, many of the Senators would get their amendments through. They can shake their heads all they like; it is a fact of life. I am calculating at the moment the amount of time that has been spent on long speeches. I am also looking at the document, which has quite a number of repetitions of amendments. That is fine. I acknowledge there is some good stuff in there. However, maybe we all need to look at this and the way we run our business and realise. The Senators can smile at it, but the facts are that the longer they speak on an issue and the more repetition put in, the fewer amendments can be discussed. The order of the House was agreed by everybody on Monday, so they know what the Order of Business for the House was for the week.