Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Senator Coghlan, the respected representative from the south of the country, referred to item No. 14 on the Order Paper. I will make inquiries of the Minister and come back to the Senator in the next day or two.

Senator O'Donovan again called for a debate on the fishing industry, a request to which I acceded in the last session. I fully agree with his request and will endeavour to arrange for it to take place in early October.

Senators Quinn and Hanafin spoke on the issue of presumed consent for organ donations. I will again make this request to the Minister and ascertain when the legislation which is long overdue is due to be brought before us for consideration. We all fully support the request made by the Senators.

Senators Quinn, Leyden, Bacik, Regan and Healy Eames expressed serious concerns about the forthcoming elections. Senator Quinn asked if the Minister or the board of directors of An Post had responsibility for the distribution of material by UKIP. I will have inquiries made to see what the situation is. At this time in our history when we need to show how seriously we take our membership of the European Union, it has never been more important that we do the right thing. We all know in our hearts that the right thing to do is to protect every part of our society, as most of the good people on the "No" side, who are Irish, certainly know. It is one time in our history when we must say "Yes". It is up to every one of us to do whatever we possibly can to highlight the facts to those who may be hearing untruths and are confused. Quite a number of our citizens are confused as a result of the outlandish information given to them by the other side. It is up to every Member of both Houses, members of local authorities and public representatives in general to let the general public know what is before it for its consideration. If that happens, the result will be a "Yes" vote.

Senators Keaveney, Hanafin and Ó Domhnaill referred to the serious situation in which the people of County Donegal find themselves, in particular the mayor and his family, as a result of threats to their lives and the threat of bombings, events which we thought were long passed. I intend to have the Minister present in the House and allow colleagues to make their statements to ascertain the up-to-date position in his Department.

Senators Bacik, Hanafin and Donohoe referred to the debate on NAMA. It was very uplifting to see the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, on the new Pat Kenny show on Monday night. I wish Mr. Kenny and all his staff well. It was a breath of fresh air-----