Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

It is Lisbon.

Senator Hannigan mentioned Seanad reform. Many Senators opposite will not be interested in this, but the Seanad reform committee is having a meeting with the Minister at 4 p.m. today. I assure the House that real Seanad reform will take place under my leadership. We can update the Seanad on this, particularly as most leaders are represented on the committee. I hope we will be able to take this a stage further this afternoon at our meeting with the Minister.

Senators Coghlan and Buttimer stated their serious concerns with regard to high prices in our department stores compared to prices in the UK. They propose to call the new Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to the House to let their views be known. The Senators also requested that the grocery order decision of the committee be reviewed during such a debate at which the Minister would be present. I have no difficulty in setting aside time for such a debate.

Senators Norris and Mullen proposed an amendment to the Order of Business. I am not in a position to take the matter they propose today, even though I have always tried to facilitate Senators to the fullest extent possible. In regard to statements on the Lisbon reform treaty to be taken today, Senator Norris has a matter on the Order in this regard. I ask the Senators to reconsider their matter and we will consider it — without my making a commitment in that respect — at another time. I ask the House to co-operate with us as far as possible because it is important we get through the business proposed for today if possible.

On the matter Senator Norris raised regarding the appointment of a Minister with responsibility for integration, I will make inquiries and report back to him directly on this.

In response to Senator Doherty, I confirm that the House will sit during the second week of July because of pressure of business and the urgent matters and challenges facing us as legislators and facing the nation and Government.

Senator McFadden made inquiries regarding a meeting to be held on Friday in Athlone concerning home care packages and all the various issues regarding the HSE. I will use my good offices as a Senator, and Senator McFadden can also use her good offices, to ascertain this information. I will do everything I can——