Mary Henry (Independent)

I support Senator O'Toole's call for a debate on road freight policy. The firm to which he referred is based in the city centre, right beside the railway, but feels it necessary to send an enormous number of trucks onto our roads. We are all aware of the serious accidents in which they have recently been involved in Dublin city.

I also ask the Leader if we can pursue as soon as possible the proposal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs for a debate on his plans for eliminating poverty in single-parent families and all families on low incomes. The Minister has a genuine interest in this issue.