Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I do not know of a coalition government that did not have tensions.

Senator Ormonde wishes us to revisit the guidelines on apartment blocks and I agree. Senator Finucane mentioned the postal unions, the social dimension of An Post and the fact that workers have not received their incremental payments under Sustaining Progress. We will ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, to come to the House.

Senator Dooley outlined the type of apartments being built at present. Senator Norris raised the matter of the immense amount of spam he receives in his letterbox. However, he can ask that it not come through. There might be four inserts in a newspaper on a Friday.