The Order of Business is No. 41, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on the review of legislation on prostitution, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 42, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on penal reform, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 41; and No. 44, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on the recognition of Traveller ethnicity, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 42. Colleagues will appreciate that at short notice, following the resignation of the Minister for Justice and Equality, we had to amend the Order of Business which was to have included Second Stage of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013.

While I understand the reason behind the removal of the DNA database system Bill from the Order of Business, I fail to understand why the Deputy Leader can unashamedly propose that the three motions be taken without debate. If she was on this side of the House, she would object because she would have a great deal to say about them.

There will be debates on them at a later date.

We are not having debates now. The Deputy Leader is asking the House to agree to motions on reports from the relevant committee without debate. The purpose in taking such motions is to have a debate. I would like a reassurance that they will be debated and not sidelined because a Minister cannot be found.

We will give the Senator a guarantee.