Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

That is agreed. I note the Garda has arrested a suspect in this country as part of an investigation into international child trafficking involving six police forces. Approximately 300 unaccompanied children have gone missing from the care of the Health Service Executive, which is very disturbing. We are planning a constitutional amendment on children.

The Leader will be aware of the concern about child care facilities and the changes that are being recommended to the funding of child care. Many community playgroups are concerned that the change in funding arrangements will effectively mean that parents will be forced back on to welfare. The increased costs will mean the working poor, as it were, will not be able to afford child care and a very disjointed service will be made available.

I also note the ESRI is publishing a report in which it outlines concerns about children sitting their junior certificate and working part-time, which impacts on their results. For all these reasons it would be an appropriate time to invite the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brendan Smith, to the Seanad to discuss this range of topics, especially the constitutional amendment, so that we have some idea of what way the Government is thinking about the provisions of this amendment. Perhaps we could get some indication of the date as well.

Perhaps Senator Boyle might be able to clarify whether we are to have two, four or eight incinerators.