Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)

It is welcome that the debate on head shops will resume tomorrow afternoon. In that regard, I call on the Leader to convene a meeting of interested Members of the House so we could put together a working group to drive this issue forward in order that we could successfully pursue the issue of these head shops and, I hope, get them closed down eventually.

I propose that the Leader convene a meeting of all interested Senators and that a working group be established using the expertise available in the House, whether legal or otherwise. Perhaps this working group could be chaired by an Independent Senator such as Senator O'Toole who, more than 20 years ago, submitted a policy paper on drugs and a drugs strategy.

When we have the debate on the banks, we should look at the issue of sponsored programmes on radio and television, in particular on our national broadcaster, RTE. We should ask how appropriate it is for business programmes to be sponsored by financial institutions which are acting in an illegal manner, repossessing vehicles from clients who have fallen into arrears through no fault of their own. Perhaps we could address that when we have the debate on banking.