Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Senator Keane commented on independent advisers to Government. Independent advice is of paramount importance and I am sure the matter raised by the Senator along with Senator Norris will be raised in future. We will certainly bring the matter to the relevant Ministers.

The Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, will be in the House in early course and I am sure the Senator will have an opportunity to raise the matter of adoption rights with her at that stage. Senator Gilroy raised the issue of protestors and others trailing the national flag along the ground, a despicable practice. He called for a debate on what it means to be Irish and we will see what we can do in that regard.