I ask Members to refrain from making any further speeches. They should recognise the authority of the Chair.

I am not going to make a speech-----

I was not referring just to the Deputy.

-----but I have been obliged to listen to a lot of them.

Exactly.

I wish to inquire about two important items of legislation. The first is the sport Ireland Bill, which is to provide for the establishment of sport Ireland, a new organisation to replace the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority. Have the heads of this Bill been discussed by Cabinet, when is the legislation likely to be published and when will it be brought before the House? Will the Taoiseach also indicate when the inspection of places of detention Bill, which relates to prison visiting committees, will be published?

I do not have a date for the publication of the inspection of places of detention Bill. The heads of the sport Ireland Bill are being finalised and final version of the legislation should come before the Government in the near future. I cannot, however, provide an exact date in that regard.