Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

When is it proposed to bring the Adoption Bill 2009 back before the House? Inter-country adoption has become a distressing issue for hundreds if not thousands of Irish families. Procrastination, bad governance and poor leadership on the part of the Government have brought us to this situation. When will it allay the fears of the many people who have adopted young children from abroad or wish to do so?

Will the Leader allow time for a debate on the economy? At a time when hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens are losing their jobs, we are debating the candidacy of George Lee. Mr. Lee merely reported on the recession; he did not create it.