Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Roche. While Senators will be coming and going, we are very interested in what he has to say about the Convention on the Future of Europe. I suggest the same arrangements that we had last week when Proinsias De Rossa, MEP, was in the House, that is, that 30 minutes be allowed to the Minister of State, five minutes to each main party spokesperson and one minute to other Senators. The Minister of State will then reply and the debate will conclude at 7 p.m.