Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They will report by the spring. Therefore, people will have at least 12 months in which to plan for local election campaigns.

Senator MacSharry called for a debate on banking matters. Members have had ample time to outline their views on these matters in recent months when we have had Ministers in on various subjects. I do not think anybody can say that we have not had sufficient time to debate budgetary matters in various areas. We have had more debates than I thought on that issue.