Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

We should all be fair in this festive season. We will have an opportunity tomorrow on Second Stage of the Finance Bill to make known our views to the Minister for Finance who will be in the Chamber. I want to allow the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who is waiting to come into the House, to take statements on gun crime.

Regarding the call made on me this morning by many colleagues regarding Pamela Izevbekhai and her family, I will pass on the Senators' views to the Minister after the Order of Business.

Senators O'Toole, Keaveney, Coghlan, Buttimer and Norris expressed strong concerns and called for the full support of the House for our Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, and the Minister, Deputy Smith, in regard to the fishing quotas. As far as we are concerned, it is "hands off" our fishing quota. We are a small nation making up only 1% of the population of the EU. In regard to the Irish fishing industry I say "hands off" what is left of our fishing quota.