Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

I mean argumentative carry-on. Senator John Paul Phelan raised the matter of the chub fish yesterday. The chub fish is predatory. It is rather like some people in political life who may be predatory. It is predatory on other fish. This is an interesting matter. Senator Bannon sought emergency legislation to deal with it.

Senator Bannon also called for a debate on planning. Statements on planning were debated in the House on 15 February this year. Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 was discussed here on 7 and 8 March. Committee Stage was taken on 3 May and Report and Final Stages were taken on 16 May. As amendments to the Bill from the Dáil will be debated in the House on Thursday, Senators will have a great opportunity to——