Michael Mullins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Linking the register of electors and people registering to vote with PPS numbers could possibly be a way to streamline it because there is no doubt with people moving house, flat or apartment quite often, many find themselves on the register in several locations.

I have no difficulty enshrining ownership of Irish Water in the Constitution but we need to tease it out and maybe get some legal advice on it. The issue raised by Senator Leyden probably casts some doubt on whether it is legally possible to do that. We need to copperfasten in as strong a way as possible the ownership of Irish Water to ensure it remains in the ownership of the people.

I renew a call I made recently for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, to come to the House to give an update on the Action Plan for Jobs 2014. We should be really proud of the web summit as its success has given our country a major international boost. We would like to hear from the Minister how successful recent trade missions abroad have been. It is time he came to the House for a meaningful discussion on the Action Plan for Jobs.