Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

The Leader is doing it again in relation to criminal law in the EU sphere. On today's Order of Business is a motion re Eurojust, back from committee, to be taken without debate. Much has been said about how ill informed the population is regarding EU matters, but the Leader seems determined to ensure the House is also ill informed, especially in terms of important legislation into which Senators should have an insight. If the Taoiseach announces a second Lisbon treaty referendum, Senators must sell the message. The Leader has a responsibility in this regard.

While I appreciate that losing a vote last week has been of considerable embarrassment to the Government side, those benches should get over it and allow Friday's Order of Business as normal. I hope that the Leader takes this suggestion on board.

Will the Leader ask the Minister to address an issue when we debate the pigmeat and beef industries? We seem to be going from one extreme to another. The Government seems to have conveyed messages——