Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

Exactly. It is about traffic calming in Clare Street.

Last week the Taoiseach wrote to the party leaders in the other House concerning a proposal to allow Northern MPs to speak in the Dáil, although we have no jurisdiction in regard to this issue. Will the Leader state on the record whether, to the best of her knowledge, a secret deal has been done between the Taoiseach and the Sinn Féin leadership offering Seanad seats? The process of Seanad reform is important and I recognise it is an issue Senator O'Rourke has championed since becoming Leader. However, it would colour the continued participation of my party in trying to work out a reform process if it thought a commitment was given behind its back to offer Seanad seats to the Northern parties. We must tread very carefully on this issue. Our main objective at this time must be to put the Good Friday Agreement back in place and re-establish the institutions to ensure full confidence in Northern Ireland.