Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Bradford referred to the lack of public outcry over the conflict in Darfur in Sudan. On the Senator's request that each of the new Cabinet Ministers be invited to the House in the next few weeks to outline their policy proposals for the next 12 to 18 months, I made such a proposal last week. I said we would have each new Minister before the House on a rolling basis to lay out his or her stall and state what he or she wants to do. I am delighted the Senator agrees with me.

Senator Feighan asked that the Minister for Education and Science be invited to the House to debate school transport for children with special needs. If the Senator has a particular case in mind, it would make a very good matter on the Adjournment.