I called last week at the Business Committee for an urgent debate on the fishing crisis in this country and the recent proposals. The International Energy Agency has found that retail energy prices in Ireland are three times higher than the wholesale prices. Irish households are basically paying the highest electricity prices in Europe, leaving energy providers laughing all the way to the bank as householders are left in tears. We need a sincere debate here in the Dáil on how this situation can be turned around.

I thank the Deputy. I call the Chief Whip to respond.

I thank all the Deputies for their proposals. We had a lengthy meeting of the Business Committee last Thursday. As everybody understands, we have three pieces of important legislation to deal with this week. We spent a lot of time wondering where we could eke out more time in relation to fisheries, for example. I understand the amendments that have been put forward under Standing Order 35(3) by both Deputy McDonald and Deputy Gannon are in relation to Gaza. We have just had Leaders' Questions, and I am surprised that nobody raised Gaza-----

I facilitated statements on Gaza on three occasions last week, on every day I was asked to do so. I am amazed that the matter was not important enough to be raised on Leaders' Questions.

It is not the Minister of State's decision to make.

In relation to what was raised regarding the Minister for justice, again we are in contact with the Minister. As I am not in a position to accept any of the proposals under Standing Order 35(3), the Order of Business stands for this week.

I thank the Minister of State and the Deputies. Are the proposed arrangements agreed to?

Not agreed.

Before we move on, I welcome a group from County Wexford, the Rosebuds Ladies Group from Clongeen. They are all very welcome, including their bus driver, Daniel, the picture-taker.

The bus driver is very important.

The bus driver is very important; the Taoiseach is right. We will move to Deputy McDonald.