Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

I support Senator MacSharry's call for a debate on local government funding and I wish to be associated with the kind tributes to Jim Kelly, which are richly deserved. I am glad the Minister for Finance will bring some level of transparency to bear on the benchmarking process, as he announced here last night.

Will the Leader indicate which Bills will be initiated in the Seanad in this session? She may not know off the top of her head but she might tell us next week which Bills are involved and when they are likely to be taken.