Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

I support the calls by my colleagues on the pharmacists' dispute and I, too, would welcome a debate. Such a dispute would have a detrimental effect especially on pharmacists in the small towns and villages around Ireland who provide an invaluable service.

I want to raise the issue of sewerage infrastructure and the difficulty in attaining foreshore licences for the development of this important infrastructure. In Waterford a seven-village sewerage scheme is hamstrung by confusion and lack of clarification on who has responsibility for issuing foreshore licences. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House to debate this issue and give us clarification because it is causing serious backlogs in the development of rural towns and villages around the country.

Today is national coursing final day in Clonmel and I acknowledge that thousands of sports enthusiasts are attending the finals and have attended the trial stakes around this country.