Ivana Bacik (Independent)

-----and finally pulls the plug and calls time on the Government, which is long overdue. I hope we will see that today.

In terms of one of the Ministers who has called time, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, perhaps in her final act as Minister, today published the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Bill, about which I am delighted. It is a Seanad Bill which has wrongly been published on green paper. At my initiative, she decided to publish it some time last year when I initiated a debate in Private Members' time on the need for legislation to prohibit female genital mutilation. I am very glad we are seeing this Bill. Will the Leader arrange a debate on this Bill if there is time and we have some weeks remaining? I would very much like to see the Bill introduced and debated in this House. It would be a very worthwhile use of our time. If not, I hope it will be a priority for the next Government. Again, I welcome its publication today.