Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The men on my side of the House agree with me.

Senator Henry, who is a patron of the Penal Reform Trust, also raised the question of visits to prisons by Amnesty International. Senator Henry spoke about the quantification of the benefits of prison and called for a debate on the Prison Service. I will ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House again for a debate on this issue. In that regard, we could address the issue of equality raised by the Senator.

Two weeks ago Senators O'Meara and Cox raised the matter of surrogacy and how people are going from Ireland to the UK to have surrogacy treatment. They also raised other issues, including cloning. I wrote to the relevant Minister about it and I am awaiting a reply. I saw an Italian man on television this morning talking about cloning and he looked quite dotty. I do not know if he knew what he was talking about.

Senator McHugh raised the issue of funding for the Downings Harbour development project very forcefully. I will certainly ask the relevant Minister about that. Senator Feeney raised the issue of the anti-terrorism clause, which I had known about. If one is a member of either a religious or political group, it appears one is penalised by insurance companies on the grounds that one might be subject to terrorism. We are subject to that all day long.

Senator Tuffy raised the matter of flood alleviation and said that the Lucan floods had disappeared but one can bet that they erupted somewhere else. It seems that if one stops the floods in one place they come up somewhere else.

We all agree with Senator Kenneally in sending good wishes to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern. He has a very arduous task in the coming days.

Senator Terry, who confesses to liking the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell – good for her—

(Interruptions.)