I support the call by Senator Mary Ann O'Brien on the need to examine the system being used in the United Kingdom to combat online child pornography.

It is very urgent and serious and the Senator put it very well.

I also support Senator Ned O'Sullivan's call for a debate on abandoned horses. I am doing some work in this area. It is costing the State up to €3 million to dispose of abandoned horses every year. It is costing Galway County Council €824 per horse to have them lifted. This year to date, about €220,000 has been spent by the council.

I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to postpone taking Committee Stage of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions ) Bill 2013 today until we have had hearings on this subject. Company law is complex. There needs to be a briefing on this Bill from those with expertise before it goes any further. I looked at the Second Stage debate last week, which lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. That is not adequate for such a complex Bill. We have suffered from corporate vandalism and white collar crime in this country. I heard Senator Ivana Bacik call for a debate on white collar crime today. White collar crime happens in companies also. The Government has spoken about a pre-legislative stage in order that experts come in and brief Members of the Houses. Can anyone tell me about an area that needs briefings more than company law? Big business is complex and its machinations are not understood by the majority of people. This also applies to Members of this House, including me. I hope we would have a serious debate on that issue. I am proposing an amendment to the Order of Business and ask the House to slow it down, postpone it and hold hearings. We have the public consultation process here which we could use also. We should not push this Bill through without proper debate.