Senator Ryan raised an important point regarding the absence of journalists in the Press Gallery. Press people do not need to sit in the gallery because they can listen to the proceedings in the Seanad in their offices. The excellent Mr. Jimmy Walsh writes often on the proceedings in the Seanad and I would not like Senator Ryan's criticism to go unchallenged. Nevertheless, Senator Ryan has raised a serious point. We debated the issue of the new housing grant before it was mooted in the other House. The issue of Amnesty International visiting prisons is being raised this morning in the Dáil but it was raised here by Senator Jim Higgins and others ten days ago.