Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail)

I support Senator O'Toole's call for a review on the legislation relating to driving licences, particularly in terms of the legal necessity to carry one's licence at all times. The latter poses difficulties for people in rural areas, especially farmers who may switch from driving a car to a tractor to a jeep all in the course of one day. While it is fine for most of us to leave our driving licences sitting on the dashboard or in the glove compartment, the necessity to have one's licence with one at all times poses problems for farmers and people who work in various industries and are obliged to switch from driving one vehicle to another. Consideration is required in respect of this matter.

Will the Leader consider arranging a debate early in the new year on the issue of computer games. Reference has been made to the knife culture and the aggression associated with young people. It would be enlightening to have a debate on the background to these computer games. I understand that many of them involve aggression, winning and using different tools such as knives, guns and other sorts of weaponry. The subject matter of these games has not been addressed because they do not come in a video format but rather use computer generated animation. Such games have a significant effect on young people and they feed into the culture of aggression and the use of weapons. This matter should be addressed.