Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I am glad to hear there will be a debate on the banking proposal next week. Is it intended that the debate will take place early in the week? If this decision is made by the Government early in the week, a debate on Thursday in the form of statements, for example, would not be acceptable. I would like to hear the details of the Government proposal for a debate.

My second question concerns the Dublin Docklands Development Authority report. When will it be published and laid before the Houses? It has in effect been published already, given that it has been discussed in the media. It is not acceptable for this to drag on for a long period.

Deputy Shortall asked the Taoiseach yesterday where FÁS now stands following the Government's announcement of the reallocation and reconfiguration of Departments and portfolios. In his reply he stated:

Two thirds of its operations deal with placements and all of that area will be dealt with in the Department of Social Protection ... skills policy will be dealt with in the Department of Education and Skills. The corporate accountability issues remain with the main Department [that is, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation] until such time as there is legislation that will change it.

When will legislation be introduced to change things in FÁS? Will it need to be introduced before the placements operation is transferred to the Department of Social Protection and the skills operation transferred to the Department of Education and Science? If that is not the case, how are these operations to be transferred to the Departments?

An item in today's Irish Examiner states that the Government jet was sent to London to collect a Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher-----

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