Tá dhá cheist agam, ceann amháin faoi the International Protection Bill agus an McMahon report agus ceann eile faoi the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill. The Dáil voted on Second Stage of the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill yesterday. The Irish League of Credit Unions produced a depressing report on back-to-school costs for parents. It provides a great level of detail, such as the fact that 80% of parents see these costs as a significant financial burden. Many parents admit that costs will have a negative impact on their ability to pay household bills and that they are likely to get into debt, and many also indicated that they might even go to moneylenders. Such parents are likely to find themselves the target of attachment orders arising from the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill. Can the Taoiseach confirm that Report Stage of the Bill will come before the Dáil next week? Does the Government intend to guillotine Report Stage and rush the Bill through? If it has its way, will it be completed before the summer recess? If that is the case, it will penalise the most vulnerable families and children once again.

I refer to the international protection Bill and the McMahon working group report. Some aspects of the report are welcome, but overall it is a very disappointing response to a humanitarian issue for the people affected. The direct provision system has been widely condemned. We warned at the time that the terms of reference decided on by the Government for the working group were too limited. The report confirms this and falls short of the fundamental and radical reform of the refugee and subsidiary protection application process that is needed. Last month the Taoiseach told me that he would facilitate a debate on this report. Can he tell us when that will take place and whether it will be held before the Dáil rises for the summer?

Committee Stage of the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill will be taken on Friday, and it is to be hoped that Report and Final Stages will be taken next week. It is designed to help people, arising from work done by the Law Reform Commission. I heard the comments about the difficulties faced by some parents regarding back-to-school costs for children. I also listened carefully to the Minister for Education and Skills, who outlined the work being done on book rental schemes and the opportunity to have more affordable facilities for children.

The McMahon report, which was presented to the Minister some time ago, involved six months' work on the part of Mr. Justice McMahon. It is the first comprehensive examination in 15 years of Ireland's protection system and contains 173 recommendations for the Government on improvements to the scheme. The most important issue is having a single process for the analysis of the applications to ensure it is as effective and efficient as possible.

The international protection Bill is at the pre-legislative scrutiny stage and members of the committee will make their views known on the report and how the system might be improved this week. The Bill will not be finalised before the summer recess, but it is important that, arising from the pre-legislative scrutiny stage, the Minister for Justice and Equality hears the views of Members on the recommendations in and their observations on the McMahon report. I would like to think this is an issue that will become more important in the years ahead, and we need to make provision to deal with it in a speedy and efficient manner, as well as from a humanitarian and compassionate point of view.