Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I will be brief.

As many speakers have stated, the jury is still out on the health effects and risks associated with the overuse of mobile phones. In the motion we seek further information and legislation, if necessary, on the subject.

I wish to clarify the position for Senator Mark Daly, whom I applaud for bringing forward a Private Members' Bill which I am sure he will introduce during Fianna Fáil's Private Members' time in the coming weeks. The Government side offered Fianna Fáil a swap this week. Fianna Fáil wanted to bring forward its home protection Bill which it was not able to do because it had not been published at that stage. It then decided to bring forward Senator Daly's Bill, but it had been removed from the Order Paper and could not be introduced today because of this. Quite a number of speakers-----