I am very happy to welcome Hildegarde to the Chamber. She is very welcome. We go back a bit. Her dad was very good to me. He was my mentor in politics when I started. In 2007, when I was elected to this Chamber, I had six men seeking my co-option and I approached Hildegarde and asked her whether she would be interested. Since then she has been a very fine public representative locally. Oranmore will not know what hit it with two of us here. It is not an easy week to be starting here, despite the comments of others. There is an abortion Bill and Seanad abolition legislation. Having said that, I wish the Senator very well and look forward to her contributions.

That is very generous, as I would expect.

As I would expect.

Meryl Streep would not do as good.

I am conscious that we are coming very close to the end of the term.

Has the Senator a question for the Leader?

I have. The Leader will recall that I asked him last week to bring to the House a statement by the Minister for Education and Skills on the future of education for children with Down's syndrome. Many parents are very concerned. The date 1 September, during the recess, will be here before we know it. We are looking for a level playing field for the children. Their parents are extremely anxious about the lack of resource teaching hours. It would be superb, and parents in every county and I would be grateful, if the Leader brought to the House by Wednesday a statement by the Minister for Education and Skills. I look forward to that.