I again call for an independent inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar. We have all seen the great pain experienced at the inquest into her death, the aim of which is to find out the cause of her death. The reason I again call for an independent inquiry is to find out exactly what happened in the hospital and how the death occurred in a modern hospital of a woman miscarrying at 17 weeks. This is something we need to do urgently because the case raises many questions about the health care of pregnant women.

With the indulgence of the Cathaoirleach, I draw attention to the young Senators event which will occur in the House next Tuesday. The idea behind the event is to reach out to transition year students and allow them an opportunity to be Senators for half a day. It is also to allow the Seanad to showcase how it operates.

They will not be here for a full day.

The event will start at 12.30 p.m. and there will be 45 students representing a number of counties, including Dublin, Galway, Wicklow, Roscommon, Kilkenny, Westmeath and Sligo. We are very lucky that the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, will be here at 1.30 p.m. to hear the students' views on the leaving certificate examination and what they think should be done with it. They will have an opportunity to read their contributions to him and he will answer questions. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, will listen to their contributions on what they think about Ireland and their future here. It will be the first time this will ever have been done in the Houses of the Oireachtas and it would be great if Senators were able to support these young people on the day and show that we were interested in their future.