Dee Ryan (Fianna Fail)

Before the Minister of State answers, I welcome to the Chamber the pupils in the politics classes of St. Brendan's College, and their teachers, who are guests of Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. They are all very welcome to Commencement matters in Seanad Éireann where individual Senators have an opportunity to submit a question to a particular Department and a Minister or Minister of State will come in here to answer. The Minister of State is about to respond.