Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I also have an update on the pharmacy situation and I will provide one in the pigeon holes of every Senator in the late afternoon or evening on the agricultural challenge facing our farmers. I give a commitment that on our first or second day back, these Ministers will attend the House to brief Members on the position at that time in respect of the very serious, urgent requests made of me by my colleagues over the past number of weeks.

Senator Mullen raised the matter of amendments in the Seanad. Last year, when he was a Member of the House, 1,201 amendments to Bills going through the House were accepted by the Government. The Seanad has a real meaningful role in the protection of the Constitution and of the taxpayer.