Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Senator Mullen asked about Church of Ireland national schools and the concerns in that regard as outlined by the Archbishop of Dublin. I am sure the Minister for Education and Skills will address that issue when he attends the House next week to deal with legislation.

Senator Ó Murchú spoke about the role of community organisations. To the best of my knowledge, we had a debate in this House on volunteerism not too long ago. I agree with the Senator that community organisations and volunteers are the life blood of communities throughout the country. We would welcome any suggestions which Senator Ó Murchú has on the subject. I will try to arrange for a further debate on that matter.

Senator Quinn's contribution was on the same theme, namely, we have heroes in every community. We look forward to seeing the local heroes programme on RTE. Senator Landy raise the issue of sustainable energy and grants. The Senator made the good point that there is no measurement of BER before works take place. That is a serious matter. There should be measurement before works take place.