Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

On a point of information, yesterday the Leader of the House said he would try to make arrangements for the Minister for Finance to take a question and answer session on this motion in the Seanad today, which this side of the House considers to be very important. The Leader said he would report back to the House on that and it was on that basis we agreed to the Order of Business yesterday. Has he organised for a question and answer session with the Minister in this House? As the Cathaoirleach knows, it is not possible, unfortunately, to amend this legislation in the Dáil or in the Seanad and we are merely debating and giving our point of view on it here today. We consider a question and answer session on this matter to be very important and the Leader said yesterday he would report back to us on whether the Minister would be joining us for such a session today.