Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on tourism and No. 2, statement by the Taoiseach on the Good Friday Agreement and the Lisbon reform treaty. It is proposed that No. 1 will be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.20 p.m. and during which spokespersons may speak for ten minutes and all other Senators for eight minutes, Senators may share time by agreement of the House and the Minister shall be called upon ten minutes from the conclusion of the debate for concluding comments and to take questions from spokespersons; and No. 2 to be taken at the conclusion of No.1 and to conclude not later than 2.45 p.m. The business of the House will be interrupted from 1.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Item No. 2 will be the final visit to the House of the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern. I ask all Senators who can be available to be in the House to acknowledge the contribution he has made to Irish public life for the past 31 years.