I have been asked by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach to make the following announcement in regard to next week's sittings:

Next week's sitting times were not announced on the Order of Business this morning. Perhaps, in the circumstances, you will be kind enough to make the following announcement at the first suitable opportunity which presents itself? Next week's Dáil sittings will be as follows: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. and Friday, 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Parliamentary Secretary is a hard employer.