Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I also endorse the call for the Taoiseach to come to the House so that we can pay tribute to him for his high achievements over the past 11 years and not listen to a list of negatives from people who have achieved nothing politically so far. We have a golden opportunity to do this. I would love to have a full debate on and full praise for the Taoiseach for his work over the past 11 years.

I also endorse a call for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come to the House so that we can discuss the awful scenes now taking place with regard to the Olympic torch and how Tibet has been annihilated by the Chinese Government. We need to do this because fundamental human rights are being destroyed.

A seminar on the future of the workplace, its reconciliation with pregnancy, parenting and employment and how we can work towards a policy of flexible working time to improve people's quality of life was held in Trinity College some time ago. We have a golden opportunity to discuss this area in this Chamber. We can discuss where we are, what work is, how we analyse the future of work and how it fits into the economy of the future. I ask the Leader to arrange a full debate on this area some time in the near future when we are dealing with less pressing issues.