Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

Last week when that question was raised by Senator Norris, I asked all Members of the House to let me know by e-mail or otherwise whether they wanted an Order of Business on Fridays. I did not get one e-mail. Seven people contacted me to say they did not want an Order of Business. I asked for the opinion of everybody in the House and that was the response I got. We will not have an Order of Business tomorrow if the House so decides when we vote on today's Order of Business. If a majority of the House wanted an Order of Business on Fridays I was quite willing to accede to that request.

Senator Norris also raised the desperate situation in Bulgaria where a bus-load of Israeli tourists were massacred, which was atrocious. We all send our sympathies to all involved in that despicable event. The Senator also called for an examination of the air ambulance service and suggested that it should be based in Athlone. I will certainly relay that request to the relevant Minister. It was raised in a better way than the way that Senator Leyden raised the issue, which was terrible.