I was sorry to be absent for the contribution of Senator Terry Leyden, but I imagine it was probably the first time we had had a proposal in respect of a pub with no beer. Given his newfound commercial interests, I am surprised that the Senator would have taken that view.

How can this possibly be relevant to the Order of Business?

We look forward to the necessary and interesting debate that will flow from the legislation of Senators Colm Burke and Imelda Henry.

I support the comments of Senator Feargal Quinn on the upward-only rent review issue. In particular, I support his original - for this House - and thought-provoking proposal to the Leader to the effect that the Attorney General present her views on the matter before the House. If the Seanad has a constitutional entitlement to receive such a presentation, it would be worthwhile. The issue has been the subject of much debate in the House. We hear about the programmes for Government and their importance and that they are sacrosanct. There was a Fine Gael proposal, a Labour Party proposal and a proposal in the programme for Government to deal with the issue. Not only do I suspect it, but I am altogether aware that the quality of legal advice available to the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party in advance of the general election and their giving this solemn commitment was substantial and learned.

There are many barristers in the Labour Party.

One legal person can say one thing, while another can say something else, but the commitment was made and it is written in stone in the programme for Government. We certainly deserve to hear from the Government's highest legal adviser on why that commitment has been breached. The issue is of great importance to small businesses throughout the country. It is a matter of jobs. A Government for jobs, surely, would examine the issue and try to fulfil not only the electoral commitments but also the commitments made in the programme for Government. I thank Senator Feargal Quinn and my colleagues in Seanad Éireann for keeping it on the agenda. If Seanad Éireann does nothing else between now and the next election but ensure there is progress on upward-only rent reviews, we will have done a good day's work for the country in terms of job creation.