Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

I note that there are just three Government Bills on the Order Paper. One is on Committee Stage, one is on Report Stage and I believe it is intended that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will not move the other one. Enlarging on the point made by Senator Fizgerald, could the Seanad hear from the Leader, perhaps, what Bills are to be dealt with this session in the House? This will be a relatively short session and perhaps the Leader might let the House know what is intended for sitting times up to St. Patrick's Day and Easter week.

Co-located hospitals have been mentioned as well as the proposed use of hospital land and alterations thereto. The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works in the previous Administration, former Deputy Tom Parlon, came up with a plan for a State inventory of surplus State properties, having reviewed all the Departments and their respective agencies. Will the Leader say whether such an inventory exists? Was it every completed? We never heard that it was.

On the matter raised by Senator Daly, I do not know precisely the detail he has in mind, but I would like to support him. I am mindful in particular of the smaller pharmacies in provincial towns, those on the sides of streets that we should like to hold on to rather than have them abolished in deference to larger retail centres and so on. I want more detail of what the Government has in mind in this regard. Picking up on what the Senator said, the situation at the moment is a shambles. Perhaps the Leader might comment on that too.