Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Minister for Defence is coming to the House shortly to deal with legislation and I am sure the Senator could grab his ear in one way or another. The Senator also talked about disability grants in County Longford.

Senator Fitzgerald raised the issue of the Northern talks and welcomed the commitment by the Taoiseach to a constitutional amendment on property. With Senator Ulick Burke, he also asked for a debate on education. When we come back after the recess, I will seek a debate on education with reference to the decline in the numbers of second and third level students taking science. We will regret this later if we do not encourage them in this regard.