Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I join my colleagues in calling for a debate on the financial services sector. The morale among the thousands of staff in the banking sector is at an all time low. We should at least highlight the effect these revelations are having on the staff.

Three weeks ago the Leader complimented me on praising the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the way he handled the May Day celebrations. On this occasion, I ask her to arrange for the Minister to come to the House to ask him why he intends to close rural Garda stations. With the escalating drugs crisis and the failure of the Government to recruit the additional 2,000 gardaí promised, it is high time the Minister felt some heat from Senators regarding this issue.