Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Senators Harris, Cummins, Bradford and Daly expressed serious concerns about protecting the integrity of the Irish passport. On the abuse that has taken place, we must support the Minister in everything that he and the Department are trying to do.

I join Senator Daly in welcoming the good news in his home town of Kenmare in respect of the Kenmare hospital project. Yesterday we saw the value of having an Oireachtas Member in one's home town as we viewed on "Six One News" and "The Nine O'Clock News" the Cathaoirleach and the Taoiseach at the opening ceremony.

In calling again for a debate on the prisons Senator Cummins complimented the Irish Prison Service. We can all fully agree with him. I have given a commitment in that regard. We will have a debate on the prisons in the coming weeks.