Obviously, this is a very important week for the Government as we will have the election of a new Labour Party leader and, more importantly, a Cabinet reshuffle, with new members of the Cabinet and portfolio changes for many Ministers. Without going into detail on the personalities involved, I want to raise one point with the Deputy Leader and receive a commitment on it. I raised this matter on many occasions prior to the imposition of what those in government call the local property tax which, as we know, is not a local property tax. I saw four of the Deputy Leader's colleagues rail against it, interestingly and ironically, by way of a motion in the Dáil yesterday. I remind these Deputies that they voted to bring it in. I said at the time that it was an anti-urban and anti-Dublin tax because it was based on valuation. I remain opposed to it. As we know, not one cent of it went to the local authorities this year; it all went into the Central Fund. From what we hear in reports it appears the Government will decide to reduce subventions from central government to local authorities in areas in which a higher proportion of property tax is collected. We were told when the measure was brought forward that it would be used to support and enhance local government services. It appears that the areas in which a higher proportion of the property tax is collected will be penalised because the Government will reduce the subventions. I note that Senator Pat O'Neill is shaking his head, but by all accounts his party's main man in Kilkenny will not be the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government soon. I ask whoever will be the new Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government post-8 July which I understand is the date the Taoiseach will announce the reshuffle-----

It was always the case that there would be equalisation.

-----unless the soon to be former Labour Party leader and former Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, scuppers Phil's party and ends up in the European Commission and Deputy Phil Hogan remains as Minister, to come into the House in the next two weeks to discuss the Government's position on local government subventions. Be it the current Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, or whoever else, there will be ample time prior to the summer recess for whoever is the Minister to come into the House and answer questions for us.

I wish to make one further point. We have discussed the very important centenaries to be marked in the next few years, one of which is the centenary of the start of the First World War. As we all know, in 2016 we will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. I ask that well in advance of that centenary we have a proper debate which I would invite the former Taoiseach, Mr. John Bruton, to attend. I was somewhat dismayed but, unfortunately, not surprised by his comments at the Irish Embassy in London yesterday where he said:

...Padraig Pearse rejoiced in violence. He rejoiced in the prospect of unionists arming. I think he was wrong about that. He was a romantic.

I know the former Taoiseach's background. He professed himself to be a Redmondite, which is fine, but in his remarks yesterday interestingly - I would like to question him about this - he made no criticism of his hero John Redmond who sent tens of thousands of Irish people to fight for the British Empire in Europe in the First World War. These comments by a former Taoiseach carry a lot of weight - excuse the pun in that regard.

Does the Senator have a question for the Deputy Leader?