Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I join Senator O'Donovan's call for an urgent debate on the prices achieved by the fishing industry. If the Leader cannot accommodate such a debate today, perhaps he will be able to do so tomorrow.

I commend the Leader on acceding to my colleague, Senator Byrne's request for a postponement of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 until next week so as to facilitate colleagues in briefing themselves on that complex legislation.

It is unfortunate that the statements by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, have needed to be postponed. I ask the Leader to arrange for that important and necessary debate as soon as possible.

Will the Leader invite the Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to the House to discuss her plans regarding the demolition of so-called ghost estates? I understand that the initial estimate was approximately 40 estates, but there are hundreds of such estates the length and breadth of the country.

I will take this opportunity to congratulate Gráinne Smith of Butlersbridge in County Cavan, who was named the Intermediate Player's Player of the Year. I wish her well in the future.