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‹ Order of Business Magdalen laundries debate
Summary
Senator Leyden supports an early debate on the McAleese report and commends its former author.
I wish to support the suggestion that the report by the former Senator, Martin McAleese, into the Magdalen laundries be debated in this House as soon as possible. I greatly regret that the former Senator has resigned from this House. Unfortunately, I was absent last week, being at a meeting of the European pro-dialogue group on the Malvinas Islands while Members were debating an extremely important Bill in the Chamber. I remind Members that in Britain, these islands are called the Falkland Islands but I-----
