Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would also support the point made by Senator Clifford-Lee. The sad part was that it was a female barrister who brought it up. I thought the carry-on that took place was despicable.

I want to raise an issue I have been raising for a while, namely, a debate in the House on insurance costs. Businesses across the board are facing a 20% increase in insurance costs. I have asked on a number of occasions for the Minister of State at the Department of Finance to come to the House. I have spoken to him and he is willing to speak here on the matter. I see that it is not on the Order of Business. Instead, we have almost four hours dedicated to the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, which will also be debated tomorrow. This Bill seems to be holding up an awful lot of work that this Seanad could be doing. Unfortunately, it has been delayed by people in the legal profession to protect people in the legal profession. I ask the Leader to see if the Minister of State could come to the House to talk to us about insurance, including costs and payouts.