Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I remarked that I was going to discuss the matter with the Senator's leader next Tuesday to see if we have time to accommodate the urgent requests made to me by all Senators this morning. I included Senator McCarthy's comments in that. There are serious requests being made to me every morning. It is a matter of getting time to facilitate those requests. I was going to propose to party leaders that we would consider an all-day debate on Friday, 5 December on many of these issues. I am a consensus leader and I communicate, consult and negotiate all the time with everyone in authority to facilitate the diaries of Members.