We should be very happy to see that the Government has decided not to be so determined and fixed in its views that it is willing to reconsider decisions it has made. The decision on the Irish Embassy to the Vatican on which Senator Ivana Bacik touched is one such example. It appears to be reconsidering decisions rather than saying it will not change decisions it has made. The same applies, I think, to the question of the pylons and whether they are the only way to go. The fact that it is at least questioning them is useful.

It would be useful for this House to do its best to ask the Government to reconsider the decision to have the Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013 limited to the university seats. There is a great need for real reform. Senators Katherine Zappone and John Crown have produced Bills on this. I think Sinn Féin has drafted one and that Fianna Fáil is coming up with one-----

Plus Senator Terry Leyden.