Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

Like other speakers, I call for a debate on NAMA. Like Senator Ross, I compliment the Minister on going on a tour of Europe and selling Ireland because it is the mess his Government got us into that he is now trying to rectify. I welcome the success of the bond issue because it is important to restore confidence in the market.

I want the Leader to invite the Minister for Finance in here. He has not come to the House for any debate since the first capitalisation Bill was before the House. What does that say about the Minister's attitude to us? There are outstanding questions about NAMA.

Will the Leader facilitate a debate on the programme for Government, given the rift that has emerged between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party? I note the Deputy Leader is absent today.