I have no difficulty in regard to the Constitutional Convention extension. On that issue, we had Tom Arnold in the House last week, but we have not had debates on the individual reports. The Leader may correct me if I am wrong about that, but we should have debates on them. The Dáil has had extensive debate on the issue, but it is our baby as much as it is that of the Dáil. We should take this up, but I will wait to hear the Leader's response.

I do not attribute any blame to the Leader, but the schedule for today is very light. We have an important debate, the update on youth justice policy, an issue which is close to the heart of many Members and which is an important national issue. However, there are other issues we could discuss today. One issue we could discuss - I propose an amendment to the Order of Business in this regard - is that after the youth justice debate, the Seanad should discuss the situation in the HSE with regard to the lack of and vacancies for consultants. RTE's "Prime Time" programme made major revelations about the lack of consultants and the major gaps at the top of the health service. It seems the HSE is having huge problems. It appears it has a secret report on this issue, outlining many of the dangers, risks and gaps in the service. That report has not been published. The Seanad should discuss it and bring the Minister for Health to the House to provide some answers. There are huge gaps in the service and today Joe Duffy on his programme is talking to many people who are on significantly long waiting lists.

People are complaining about the absence of the National Treatment Purchase Fund which used to guarantee service in nine months. It was abolished to make way for the special advisers and special delivery unit. These matters need to be cleared up. There are major gaps in consultancy and emergency services, as well as in services for cardiology, radiology, neurology and other specialties which affect people’s daily lives. Accordingly, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Seanad debate the health service. It has plenty of time to have such a debate. If the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, is not available to attend, I am sure Members would be satisfied with the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, who is doing a good job as spokesman when other Ministers are not available.

I thank my women colleagues in this and the other House who attended the Seanad Chamber earlier today at 1.30 p.m. for an event to mark the 95th anniversary of the 1918 general election, the election in which women first had the right to vote and Constance Markievicz was elected as the first woman MP-TD. We had a great turnout, with the Chamber half full of elected women. An official photograph of the event was taken which I hope will be displayed on the walls of Leinster House, just like the photograph to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1918 general election. I thank staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas, particularly the communications unit, the Captain of the Guard and the ushers, who helped to make the event so successful.

I support Senator Thomas Byrne on the Constitutional Convention. It would be good for the House to debate the individual reports the convention has already published. The recent debate with the convention’s chairman, Mr. Tom Arnold, was excellent because it provided for us, as legislators, an overview of the entire work the convention had done to date. I would also like a follow-up debate at the conclusion of the convention’s business.

I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality’s referral of the issue of the nullification of penalty points to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, which is the appropriate forum to deal with the issue. It was always the place for the investigation that needs to be carried out into the serious allegations made. Many Members, including me, expressed some concerns about the appropriateness of the Committee of Public Accounts carrying out such an investigation, an investigation that is clearly required to uncover the scale of the nullifications. The Garda Commissioner’s language at last week’s committee hearing was unfortunate, but he did raise some issues of concern. It is welcome to see the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission taking on a role in this regard.

I am also glad that the Minister will seek to amend the Garda Síochána Act to ensure serving gardaí will have a clear forum in order that whistleblowers can be protected, as there is a flaw and a gap in the legislation to date. I look forward to that debate.

The Louise O’Keeffe judgment handed down by the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, today is welcome. One consequence of the Supreme Court's judgment is that it placed a heavy burden on voluntary boards of management of primary schools. I know there will be consequences from the ECHR judgment which is a lengthy document and which I have not read fully yet. However, I hope we will debate it, as well as how best the State can protect pupils who are, unfortunately, victims of sexual abuse in schools. We need to look further at the repercussions of the judgment for the State and survivors of abuse.