Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will do it in a moment. What happened in Spain is that the suicide rate increased because of evictions and the Government intervened. What we are doing is the reverse. We will pass legislation through these Houses which will make it easier for banks to evict people. That will result in an increase in the rate of suicide in this country. Knowing what happened in Spain, why would we allow the same to happen in this country? I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the matter.

Next week is St. Patrick?s week. Unlike the media and others who will lambast Ministers for travelling all over the world, I wish every success to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and all those who are travelling on behalf of the citizens of this country for the promotion of tourism and this country. Perhaps the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs could come to the House on his return because the issue of the undocumented Irish remains unresolved.