David Norris (Independent)

I second the amendment proposed by Senator Ross. I share these concerns, especially about the arrogance of Mr. Blair to which Senator Ross referred, and the fact that he pre-empted a report he commissioned. He announced a decision before he had received the report, a curious way of behaving.

I ask the Leader about the fate of the insurance Bill promised to groups such as the Irish Haemophilia Society to cover those who have contracted diseases due to blood transfusions. I have been contacted to find out the status of the Bill and when it will be debated in the House.

If Senator Quinn's suggestion is taken up and discs are provided to explain computers to the Irish public, could this be extended to the north inner city? I am still awaiting my millennium tree, my candle and my iodine pills. I hate to be excluded from the disc as well.