Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Darragh O?Brien asked about the pyrite report.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, had agreed to come to the House next week to discuss this entire issue, but as I understand the Senator is to introduce a Private Members' Bill dealing with the pyrite issue, all matters will be revealed during that debate.

Senators Darragh O'Brien, John Whelan, John Kelly, Rónán Mullen, Martin Conway, Catherine Noone, Paul Coghlan, Terry Brennan, Diarmuid Wilson, Michael Mullins and Fidelma Healy Eames - I hope I have not missed anybody - spoke about child benefit. The simple fact of the matter is that the Government has not yet considered any issue relating to child benefit and the budget; anything other than this is speculation. People complain about leaks and suchlike, yet they want us to deal with speculation.