Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

On a number of occasions I have sought a debate on the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the reform of the electoral system. It is a worthy report and I ask the Leader to invite the Minister, Deputy Gormley, to come to the House to discuss it. When an election is held, there is a barrage of complaints about people being left off the register and others being on it five or six times. When the Leader can find time on the schedule of the Upper House, will he invite the Minister in?

I agree with the utterances of Senator Ó Murchú on education. There are two groups of victims in the issue of child abuse linked to education: those who were abused and the decent priests, brothers and nuns who did nothing wrong but are tarred with the same brush as those who perpetrated abuse on children. That is very wrong. The church has still a strong role to play in education. Even the church itself is saying there is nothing so perfect that it cannot be improved. It is time to have another look at it.

I sympathise with my colleague, Senator Ó Brolcháin, who has had his office vandalised. I can identify with that. Mine has been vandalised three times and another political office in Mullingar was vandalised as well by the same individual. It is not a new phenomenon.