I do. As Whip of the Fianna Fáil Party in the Seanad and a representative of that group, I was very disappointed by the very prejudicial article on the Seanad as a body which appeared in a national newspaper yesterday. It did not take account of the long-standing pairing arrangement in this House which facilitates colleagues in attending to parliamentary duties outside the Chamber.

Neither did it take into account abstentions and people being absent for personal reasons.

Or due to sickness.

While that is unfortunate, it is no coincidence.

They did not compare it with the Dáil.

It is a pity they did not take into account the number of days people are in this House attending to the democratic duties for which they were elected to attend. On one occasion colleagues entered pairing arrangements due to parliamentary business and missed a day on which there were 12 votes. It appears they missed a substantial number of votes but in fact, they missed only one day. I would like to hear the Leader's comments on that.