Caít Keane (Fine Gael)

Seachtain na Gaeilge nó coicís na Gaeilge atá ann anois agus tá a lán rudaí ar siúl. Maidin amárach tá neart rudaí ar siúl sa Teach seo agus tá súil agam go mbeidh gach éinne páirteach iontu.

Maidir leis an rud a dúirt an Seanadóir O'Brien i dtaobh an t-easaontas atá eadrainn, níl aon easaontas idir an Tánaiste agus an Taoiseach. Ba cheart dúinn go léir gach taobh dár meabhair a úsáid, an taobh clé agus an taobh deas. Cuirimse na promissory notes ar an taobh clé agus cuirim an referendum ar an taobh deas. Tá an Aire Noonan ann agus tá na promissory notes fós ar an gclár. Tá an reifreann ar an gclár freisin, ach sin scéal eile. Ceapann an Seanadóir that we should be able to deal with both issues at the same time without confusing them and saying they are connected.

I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to come to the House to discuss certain legislation before he introduces it here. I was at a briefing by the Irish Refugee Council and other NGOs today and noted they had great praise for the Minister regarding what he is doing for immigrants. What is being done, however, is being done on an individual and piecemeal basis. Basically, the organisations are saying that what the Minister is doing in an individual capacity and humanitarian manner should be written into legislation. The Minister stated he will bring the immigration, residence and protection legislation of 2010 before the House again. Before this, the House should debate what should be amended in the Bill to ensure people's rights are honoured. I refer, for example, to the 15-day residency clause.