Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I am prepared to forgo Private Members' business on behalf of the Government side to give Senators as much time as possible to make their contributions on this issue, starting at 5 p.m. next Wednesday. I will discuss with the Leaders after the Order of Business on Thursday morning how to prepare and make proposals to address the concerns of the House in respect of that matter.

We had a debate three weeks ago with the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Pat Carey. He is a very young, enthusiastic and energetic Minister and long before he or I entered this House, I knew of his great work with young people. As some older Senators probably will be aware, I have been a Member for quite a long time. They would respect the wide knowledge, experience and expertise of the Minister of State.