Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

On the other hand, Senator Wilson, from County Cavan, is not in agreement with the Boundary Commission's report on this matter.

Senators MacSharry and Walsh referred to a debate on the economy. We have had a number of such debates and the Minister for Finance will attend the House on 3 July for two hours of debate. Senator Walsh also mentioned that the Seanad Public Consultation Committee could be used for this purpose. If my memory serves me correctly, a number of Senators were to come forward with proposals for public consultation and the House was to consider something of this kind and make a draft but that was about a month ago and I have heard nothing further. Perhaps something will emerge in the coming weeks.

Senator Mullen spoke about patronage and pluralism. The Minister for Education and Skills is willing to engage with all interested parties on this issue and I am glad he came to this House to discuss that subject at length. There were some very valuable contributions from Members. The Minister is certainly not afraid to engage with people on the issue.

Senator Landy referred to road safety and the new legislation that proposes changes to the Road Traffic Bill. The Senator can make submissions to the Minister on the subject. I am sure that when the Bill issues the Senator will make a contribution similar to the one he made on the original Bill.

Senator Wilson now has four counties in his constituency. I have not seen this happen before but I am sure we will have an opportunity to discuss the Boundary Commission's report.