Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

I take it the Seanad debate on that Bill will take place on the basis of the amendment. Perhaps the Leader will clarify that. The Enforcement of Court Orders Bill is listed for 2009. It has not been made available yet, which leaves much to be desired in terms of the procedure of this House.

I am rather shocked there may not be a debate in this House on the Lisbon treaty before the summer recess. This would mean there will be none until a couple of weeks before the referendum. The date on which the last Lisbon treaty referendum was announced was the same date on which the former Fianna Fáil Taoiseach resigned. Must we wait for the resignation of the current Taoiseach before we hear the date for the second Lisbon treaty referendum?

We need to debate the treaty because there were diverging views in the House on the very issues that have been clarified by the European Council, namely, the issues pertaining to neutrality, tax, the right to life and family. It would now be interesting to hold a debate in the House to determine whether there is consensus on the treaty.