Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

I call for a full debate, separate to any debate about the economy, on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. It really is 450 pages on eye-watering waste by the Government over the years and it warrants a separate debate on how this could have happened.

I also ask the Leader for a debate on the Lisbon treaty so that we can update this House on the campaign. On some of the comments that have already been made, it might be important to point out to the United Kingdom Independence Party that by passing the Lisbon treaty we give them a clear exit clause to get out of Europe with no hassle whatsoever, and of course that will be of assistance to the conservatives in the United Kingdom if they want to get out of Europe. We should raise with the conservatives the point that by passing the Lisbon treaty we give them an opportunity to get out of Europe without having to make matters too difficult for them.

I was also impressed overnight with how posters have sprung up in my county with pictures of the Union Jack and military tanks on them. I thought it was a recruitment poster for the British Army or for the United Kingdom Independence Party, and I was quite surprised to find it was from a political party in this country which neither encourages nor supports the British Army.