The sitting was suspended several times yesterday and will be suspended again today without any business having been transacted. The Tánaiste will be aware that a number of Bills are ready and could be brought before the House. For example, why can we not debate Report and Final Stages of the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 today? It does not make any sense and says a lot about Dáil reform.

On the report on the configuration and development of post-primary schools in Limerick city, Croom and Pallaskenry, there is a farcical situation in the city and its environs. Students who get on a bus in County Clare will pass approximately 15 post-primary schools in Limerick city on their way to their school in Croom, in my constituency. We are still awaiting publication of that report. I thought the Minister for Education and Skills would have remained in the House for this part of our proceedings.

It is not in order.

Can we have a debate on the configuration of post-primary schools in Limerick city and the greater mid-west area? The position is far from satisfactory because many pupils travel past several post-primary schools to attend schools in different counties. It is not acceptable and I think the Tánaiste will agree that we need to debate the issue at the earliest opportunity.

The Deputy should raise it in some other way.

On the business of the day, at the request of the House, a debate was arranged on the significance of the dairy industry, but, unfortunately, there was nobody from Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil on the Opposition benches. I would have thought these parties had some interest in the future of the dairy industry.

I spoke last week.

On a point of order, Fianna Fáil Members spoke in that debate last week.

They were unable to attend.

If Deputies on the Tánaiste's side of the House were not offering to speak, she should not put the blame on this side.

That is fine. Please allow the Tánaiste to conclude.

She should at least have the decency to get the facts right.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív did not even bother to speak.

On a point of order, the Tánaiste is entitled to her opinion and her own spin, but she is not entitled to her own facts. The fact is that Fianna Fáil contributed to the debate.

We have heard the Deputy's point.

It is a point of order.

Sit down.

It is not a point of order.

Stick to the facts for a change.

The Deputy clarified the issue.

Where was the Deputy yesterday?

When did Deputy Joe Carey ever speak in any debate?

The only fact to which I referred was that, unfortunately, nobody was present. I did not refer to the Deputy. There was nobody from Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin present. With regard to the proposals on the legislation to which the Deputy referred, amendments are still being drafted. I anticipate that when the drafting of amendments has been completed, the legislation will come back before the House. I will ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the schools report is likely to be published.