Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

He asked when the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will regulate on-line betting, which causes a great deal of domestic trouble. I am sure people waste their money. I believe horses are a cod. I go to one race meeting in Kilbeggan a year, and I pick the horses by their nice names. Sometimes they win.

Senator Browne raised the issue that school sites are not in State hands and the expense involved. Many orders put them in trusts from where they can be accessed. He also mentioned the role of the church in schools. Boards of management may have a lay chairperson. That is the case in many schools and they do an extremely good job. I agree the multidenominational primary education sector does great work.

Senator McHugh raised the issue of the delivery of health services. He told a tale of people having to express their grief and comfort one another in crowded corridors and stated that surely it is a small matter for hospitals to provide a bereavement room where people could gather and talk over what happened. It is a fair point. Some hospitals do so but the disparity in the delivery of services is very significant. I thank the Senator for raising the matter.