Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

While the issue was raised last week, will the Leader consider asking the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to come to the House to discuss the electoral register? Some very good suggestions have been made here today on compiling this register. The experience within this House would be of great benefit to the Minister in creating a national plan for a proper register of electors. The recent census represented a lost opportunity as the facts are there and are easily compiled. Maybe we should use the staff that collected the census forms as they know the houses and the people living in them. They would make an ideal workforce for this task.

I congratulate my colleague, Senator White, on being made an honorary fellow of the Sales Institute of Ireland.