David Norris (Independent)

Will Second Stage of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill be completed today or will it also be taken on another day? I join colleagues in expressing concern about the housing issue. I understand the Government made money available, which was not taken up by local authorities, except in Limerick where building completions reached 104% of the quota. The authority there should be congratulated on its achievement. On top of that we received a document from the Department of Finance regarding additional moneys required. A sum of €14 million is required for asylum seekers' housing, etc. I am concerned as I do not believe these premises are inspected for fire, safety and health, as they should be. The Minister should be required to ensure this is done.

As the Leader and you, a Chathaoirligh, have been so helpful, I would like to ask the Leader if she would again raise the question of the Gulfstream jet in the light of the "Kalla Fakta" television programme broadcast by a Swedish television station on 22 November, which demonstrated that since October 2001, the aeroplane completed 72 operations in over 30 countries. The aeroplane's routes always take the same pattern. After take-off from its home base in Smithfield, North Carolina, it makes a short stop at Dulles Airport in Washington, close to the CIA headquarters. After crossing the Atlantic it makes stops in places——