Ivana Bacik (Independent)

Yesterday, I called for a debate on No. 12 on the Order Paper, the Climate Protection Bill 2007. I asked that that Bill be debated in the context of the meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change and energy security which, I understand, was scheduled to take place at 2.30 p.m. yesterday and was cancelled, having last met a year ago in October 2009. There is no indication when the Cabinet sub-committee will next meet. I do not understand why, in a week when we have had no legislation to deal with in the Seanad, we cannot debate a Bill listed on the Order Paper.