In the context of the Irish Aviation Authority (amendment) Bill, the Tánaiste would accept that there has been considerable public controversy recently over the fact that Russian military aircraft entered very heavily trafficked Irish airspace. They did so without any notification and were pursued out of Irish airspace, I understand, by the British air corps. When will the Bill be forthcoming? Will it address the issues that have arisen in this context? I refer to the resourcing of our own air corps, the adequacy of our radar systems and, ultimately public safety.

I do not yet have a date for the Bill.