Certainly, many Deputies in the Lower House and Government colleagues in the Seanad rightly raised, time and again, concerns about directors' and executive pay in the banks. When the Government gets an opportunity to put forward its view on the levels of pay in the banks, all I want to know is why the Minister, Deputy Noonan, on behalf of the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government, abstains from voting. It makes no sense to me. What is the point in having the shareholding?

I ask the Leader to arrange an urgent debate in this session on adult mental health services and their funding. We have held discussions in the past. I raised specific issues here. For example, the Cúram centre in Swords in north County Dublin, which has the largest catchment area of 78,000 persons in the country, has been moved out of its offices and day clinic and has been shoe-horned into the back of a medical centre. It has insufficient space to hold a day-care centre, so much so - this is where the Government is prioritising mental health funding - that a new psychologist who has been appointed to this centre must work out of Coolock as there is not even room for that individual to work in this centre. A second psychologist, who is due to return from maternity leave in four weeks' time, cannot join the team in Swords and must work out of Balbriggan, and two of the psychiatric nurses work from another office. I raised this issue directly with the Minister as an example of our adult mental health services. If Government is serious about tackling mental health, we should not only fund it appropriately, but ensure that the physical infrastructure is there for them to do so.

These are specific examples which five months ago the Minister, Deputy Reilly, stated he would look into, but there has been no response from him.

Is the Senator proposing an amendment to the Order of Business?

No, because I ask the Leader to give a commitment that in the coming weeks he will set aside some time for a proper serious debate on adult mental health services with the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is responsible for this area.

I congratulate those involved in making the student transition year challenge such a success. It was a remarkable experience for those of us in the Chamber during the session earlier today with 40 transition year students from secondary schools throughout the country. In particular I congratulate Senator Susan O'Keeffe, whose idea it was. I also congratulate the Cathaoirleach and the Leader, Senator Maurice Cummins, and also Cáit Hayes and others from the communications unit who were involved. It took a great deal of work to set it up. Hundreds of students from throughout the country were asked to submit essays and the best essay writers were chosen to come to Leinster House. All will agree they put forward questions and papers to us which were thoughtful, articulate, eloquent and, in some cases, very moving and beautifully crafted. It was very successful and I commend all those involved. The students put their questions in a very calm and reflective manner, which perhaps we should all emulate on the Order of Business.

To follow on from calls made last week for a debate on public sector pay in the wake of the Croke Park II agreement, I welcome the announcement that the Government has agreed to request the CEO of the Labour Relations Commission to make contact with the parties involved in the coming days to establish whether a basis for a negotiated agreement can be worked out. The Government has committed that €300 million worth of savings must be made this year and its preference, strongly expressed in recent weeks and months, is to proceed by way of consensus. It is very welcome that the Labour Relations Commission will be involved again. We all very much hope for fruitful dialogue with the unions. Proposals put forward today by Jack O'Connor offer some pause for reflection and offer a basis for an agreed settlement.

I welcome the announcement yesterday, which was raised in the House when the students were in earlier, of the Government's plan to seek to create 20,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector. It is a very worthwhile initiative and the students were very pleased to hear about it.