Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Senator McFadden asked about arrangements for Oireachtas Members from Westmeath to meet the NRA. I will endeavour to arrange this after the summer recess and I hope to have a date by this weekend.

The proposed Order of Business for the next three weeks is, Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 - Second Stage; Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009; Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009; Broadcasting Bill 2008 - Report from Dáil; Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]; Housing (Miscellaneous) Bill 2009; Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 - Report from Dáil; Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008; Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Second Stage. All these Bills must be dealt with in the House before we finish on Friday evening at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.

Next week's business is, Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Committee and Remaining Stages; Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 - Committee and Remaining Stages; Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad] - all Stages, to be taken next Tuesday night; Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Committee and Remaining Stages; Criminal Justice (Amendment ) Bill - all Stages; statements on the Stardust tragedy, which took place on St. Valentine's Day, 14 February 1981; and Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 - Report from Dáil.

On Thursday of next week the Lisbon Bill will be debated with the Taoiseach in attendance; Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008 - Report from Dáil; and Eligible Debt Securities Guarantee Scheme Bill 2009 - all Stages.

Bills to be dealt with on 14 and 15 July 2009 will be, Defamation Bill 2009 and Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]; and statements on the IMF report-----