Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Dublin Airport Authority said it does not want to keep the Great Southern group of hotels. It should be told to keep and run them.

Senator McCarthy said 66% of our diesel price is tax. Once again, I am indebted to Senator Mansergh for telling me that petrol prices here are approximately 20% lower than those in Northern Ireland. That is a small mercy. The licensed haulage industry is very exercised about the issue.

Senator Bannon raised the issue of the Sellafield nuclear facility and asked for a robust reply on the matter of safety. He asked that the Minister for Agriculture and Food come before the House for a debate on a grant aid package for farmers who want to invest in waste storage facilities.

Senator Ross supports the views expressed by Senator Cox with which I think the whole House would agree. His point is that the financial institutions have not been properly pursued by the Government, that it was they who gave the advice and now they appear to be wriggling free. They did the seducing and are getting away with it.

Senator Feighan called for a debate on financial institutions.