Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

The point I am making is that this is such progressive legislation it should be given the maximum publicity but, unfortunately, the media are more concerned about issues not relevant to the Bill. That is the way they work. BBC2 has a dedicated channel which broadcasts the proceedings of the House of Lords and the House of Commons almost on a permanent basis and it is interesting to see the working of the legislation. I make that point because the work the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, the Tánaiste and their senior civil servants, whom I welcome to the House, have put into the Bill should be recognised.