Senator Darragh O'Brien asked when the pyrite remediation Bill would be brought before the House. That legislation will be brought forward this term and we hope to have it finished before Christmas.

In regard to Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, on the Order Paper, it seems there are differences of opinion on the Fianna Fáil benches. I am inclined to side with the Leas-Chathaoirleach on the basis that we should seek to avoid duplication, where at all possible. It is a point we have made in this House, that we do not wish to see a duplication of work.

We will not be doing the work we are obliged to do, in accordance with the Constitution, if we do not debate these motions.

If the Senator will, for once, allow me to finish, he will see that I am trying to be co-operative. The problem seems to be about Nos. 1 and 2 which were discussed at length yesterday at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 4, if not previously completed, be adjourned at 2 p.m. to allow the Minister for Justice and Equality to come into the House for 15 minutes to explain what is proposed by way of these motions. Two minutes will be allocated for each of the group spokespersons, if necessary. As I said, the motions have been dealt with comprehensively by the committee. Nevertheless, the Minister has acceded to Members' requests for a debate and will come to the House at 2 p.m. for that purpose. In return for that concession, I am asking for the co-operation of the House in agreeing that No. 3 which relates to the Irish Aviation Authority Act be taken without debate. Unfortunately, I am unable to secure the attendance of a Minister or a Minister of State to debate it today.

To clarify, is the Leader proposing that 15 minutes in total be allocated to discuss Nos. 1 and 2?

Yes. The motions are practically the same; both refer to an agreement between the European Union and Canada.

Senator Darragh O'Brien referred to interest rate reductions by the banks. I am not aware of any advice to the financial institutions by the Government on this issue.

Senator Ivana Bacik referred to the criminal justice (cybercrime) Bill. I will find out when it is proposed to take that legislation and report back to her.

Senator Rónán Mullen is clearly getting around his constituency, going from Newbridge Credit Union to farmers to pylons. He is covering a lot of ground, or at least a great distance overground.

It is called public service.

I take on board his points on the failure of TLT International which was also mentioned by his cousin, Senator Michael Mullins, and Senator Marc MacSharry. It is a very serious matter and I will endeavour to bring the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, into the House to discuss it.

Senators Michael Mullins and Marc MacSharry also referred to farm inspections and the difficulties for farmers in this regard. It would be reasonable for some time to be given to farmers to address these problems. The livelihoods of small farmers in terms of their single farm payments are at stake. That is another issue I will raise with the Minister who was in the House only a few weeks ago to debate a myriad of issues relevant to the farming community. I am sure he will be willing to return. We had debates previously with him, in a time allocation of one and a half hours each for fisheries and agriculture. It was considered, however, that we should focus on specific issues, as we did on the last occasion. A debate on fisheries is certainly long overdue, as called for by Senators Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Denis O'Donovan. Members on all sides praised the Minister for his efforts in the negotiations on quotas last year. I hope he will accede to our request for a debate on these matters in the coming weeks.

In keeping with the agricultural theme, Senator Cáit Keane raised another matter that I will bring to the attention of the Minister, namely, the fox population in Dublin. I am not aware of this problem, although I can confirm that there are quite a few clever foxes in this House.

Two-legged foxes.

It is not a joking matter, of course. We saw the seriousness of the situation when a child in London was attacked in a pram. I will convey the Senator's concerns to the Minister.

Senator Aideen Hayden referred to proceedings at the Constitutional Convention and called for a debate on the welfare of families and related matters arising from these deliberations. I have requested that the chairman of the convention come into the House for such a debate. I assure the Senator that I will reactivate that request to see how we can proceed on this matter.

Senators Catherine Noone and Martin Conway referred to news of Ryanair expanding its services and creating more jobs. This is a very welcome outcome of the abolition of the travel tax. There is plenty to be said about the chief executive officer of that company, but whether we like him, he is certainly a man of his word.

Senator Martin Conway also lauded the beauty of County Clare. He is becoming almost as impressive as Senator Paul Coghlan in his affection for Killarney.

I will accede to Senator Mark Daly's request to amend the Order of Business to allow him to place his Bill on the Order Paper.

I note Senator Paul Coghlan's point that taxpayers have bailed out Newbridge Credit Union to the tune of more than €54 million, which is a serious issue.

On the Order of Business this week it has been pointed out that many people who founded the credit union movement would cringe at credit unions giving out loans of over €3 million, irrespective of whether they were in the Irish League of Credit Unions. In many cases, they gave out loans of over €500,000. These points must be taken into consideration also.

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames raised the matter of the agenda of the Reform Alliance, about which we will hear more in the coming months. She called for reform of the public service. This Government has undertaken greater reform of the public service than any other in the history of the State and will continue to do so. We had the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, in the Chamber yesterday and he will return in the coming weeks when I am sure the Senator will tease out these problems with him.

Senators Fidelma Healy Eames and Jim Walsh raised the issue of health insurance. I hope to have the Minister for Health in the Chamber in the next few weeks, when a Bill dealing with health insurance will be before the House.

The Leader has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That Nos. 1 and 2 be taken at 2.15 p.m for 15 minutes, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed two minutes in each case." Is the amendment agreed to? Agreed.

Senator Mark Daly has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 15 be taken as the first item of business today." The Leader has indicated that he is willing to accept the amendment. Is the amendment agreed to? Agreed.