Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I will pass on Senator O'Reilly's views about the DPP to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Senator Twomey called for the Minister to come to the House to explain the issue of the treatment of a child. I have no difficulty in having the Minister come to the House to debate the up-to-date position on matters pertaining to the health portfolio, in particular the unfortunate case of the patient in Cork highlighted by the Senator.

Senator John Paul Phelan called for the Minister for Education and Science to come to the House. As I said, the Minister will be in the House in three weeks so the Senator will be able to raise his points at that time.

Senator McFadden raised the issues of a primary care unit and an ambulance service for Athlone. We now have access numbers for all of the HSE senior executives in every region who can be contacted. We also have the Adjournment on which these matters can be raised, in addition to Private Members' business when parties can decide on prioritising the urgency of various matters raised by Senators. Information on most of these issues can be ascertained through those channels. Unfortunately, I am not a Minister so those are the ways in which we try to obtain information. I will try to give the Senator all the help I can but she has the same channel for finding the information as I do.

I have given Senator Corrigan my word that we will debate the two issues she has raised. I am endeavouring to find time in the Ministers' diaries for such matters. Senator Donohoe called for a debate on Transport 21, which would be timely, and I will have no difficulty in arranging time for such a debate. Senator Healy Eames expressed her concerns about educational matters, which can be debated when the Minister attends this House in three weeks' time.

I wish to update the House on the Government's proposals for Bills that are expected to be published during this session: Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism — Irish Sports Council (Amendment) Bill; Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources — Broadcasting Bill and Electricity Regulation (EirGrid) (Amendment) Bill; Department of Education and Science — Student Support Bill; Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment — Chemicals Regulation and Enforcement Bill and Employment Law Compliance Bill; Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government — Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill and Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill; Department of Finance — Finance Bill and Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill; Department of Foreign Affairs — Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill (Reform Treaty); Department of Health and Children — Adoption Bill and Health (Long-term Residential Care Services) Bill; Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform — Legal Services Ombudsman Bill and Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill; Department of Social and Family Affairs — Social Welfare and Pensions Bill; Department of Transport — Dublin Transport Authority Bill.

The foregoing list comprises 17 Bills which the Government hopes to publish in this session. The Finance Bill is being published today and will be taken in the Dáil over the last two weeks in February. It is proposed to take all Stages of the Bill in this House before St. Patrick's Day.