Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Fitzgerald welcomed the evaluation of schools and he is right. I am very pleased to be participating in a rethink on this important topic. Senator Tuffy said it was important to consider suicide bombings and the ten Israelis who were killed last week also. That is true but the horrendous nature of yesterday's killing has felled us all.

Senator Dooley said it is important that the Garda would monitor the entourage of President Bush and said he would welcome a debate on whether the President should come here. Senator Terry spoke about anti-social behaviour and pointed out that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform had not come to the House. I checked and found that the Minister had attended the House on more occasions than any of his Cabinet colleagues. While I understand that he has been here to discuss legislation, he is very assiduous about attending both Houses.