Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Ross will raise the issue of President Mugabe on the Adjournment tonight. He also referred to the extraordinary agreement in the North and said the Unionist Party and the SDLP might feel sidelined. They all paid the price. There is always fallout from such agreements. The Senator praised both the Taoiseach and a previous Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, who he rightly said was underrated and an unsung hero in the process.

Senator Leyden mentioned the late former Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, and his part in the process. He also referred to Eircom increasing the cost of line rentals. I imagine the regulator is the person in charge of that. He also mentioned a cost of €3 million on the Exchequer for the people who have free telephone lines.

Senator Browne spoke about the futility of violence and brought up the question of PRSI. We will see what Deputy Kenny comes up with. Senator Maurice Hayes said yesterday was a most moving day, which it was. I did not think that, at this stage of my life and after all I have gone through, I would be so moved, as everybody was. He mentioned the victims over the years and called for a debate on the report on sport.

Senator Norris referred to the tragic cost of 4,000 lives lost and called for a debate on the Middle East. He also asked whose waters the 15 UK sailors were in when they were apprehended by the Iranians. He referred to the Taoiseach's speech, which seems to have had a very avid listenership. Senator Paschal Mooney called yesterday a humbling experience and said the partition of the mind between the green and the orange had disappeared. He complimented Senator Maurice Hayes and called for a debate on Northern Ireland, which would be worthwhile and may be possible.

I cannot give Senator Coghlan any details as to how collocation of private hospitals on public land will take place. We will have to wait for the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to tell us. The Senator said nothing should be signed. Do I take it from that that Fine Gael is not in favour?