Senator David Cullinane raised the issue of Waterford Crystal and referred to the fact that the union and workers had won their case. As a native of Waterford city, I welcome that decision. They won the case which was based on the seven points raised. It goes back to Article 8 of the 1980 EU directive which was not properly transposed into law here. It was a failure of the Government at the time. The Carol Robins case in the United Kingdom was in 2007, but the Government did not act on it.

One finding was that the onus now was on the State to police such pensions in the pension schemes of all these companies. In that case the court also found that the State pension did not count in calculating the 49% or 50% that was absolutely necessary in order for people to get a minimum amount from their pension. People who had worked in Waterford Crystal for 40 or 45 years had come out with only 18% or 20% of their entitlements from a scheme into which they had paid during the years. This was an absolute disgrace and it should not be allowed to happen. I acknowledge the current Government also fought this case and lost, but I hope negotiations will now be held with the unions to address the findings of the European Court of Justice. I hope this wrong will be righted in the not too distant future because many people who had been paying into their pension funds for years found themselves without a penny. It is a disgrace and there have been a number of requests, even this morning, that Members have a debate on pensions. On foot of publication of the OECD report, it probably is the right time to have such a debate and I will certainly ask the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, to come into the House to address the issue.

Senator Michael Mullins raised the issue of the easy availability of alcohol. Senator Paschal Mooney also raised this issue with regard to the sponsorship of sports events by the drinks companies. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, indicated he would come into the House again to address this issue. As to whether it is necessary for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, or the Minister of State at that Department, Deputy Michael Ring, to come into the House, Members definitely will have one of the-----

That would be better than having the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, come in.