Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

Senator Fitzgerald raised the matter of an bord snip nua and the report by Mr. Colm McCarthy. First, the report should be considered by the Government before it is published but the Government should publish it subsequently before any decisions are made in order to allow people to absorb the seriousness of the situation. Senators could make observations in this House to the Government regarding the decisions that must be taken. A consensus must be reached regarding the proposals which I understand are proposed by an bord snip nua. If the Government does not release a report I am sure it will be released by Sunday week in the national newspapers. It is circulating so much through the system that someone will make the media aware of what it contains. I would like to have it up front and on the table so that people can see what is involved.