I also thank the Leader for arranging the debate tomorrow on Irish Water with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly. Everyone will welcome the Government decision to provide more clarity next week about the pricing structure for Irish Water.

Senator Bacik must be joking.

It is long overdue to give people greater clarity-----

They have not given any clarity; they have made it more confusing.

----on affordability. The issue of adult dependent children is particularly pressing, but in regard to the ongoing debate in the media on Irish Water, it is important for us as Senators to state we did not guillotine the Bill in this House. We had an extensive debate on the Water Services Bill.

The Government side ignored the amendment.

It is fair for Government and Opposition Deputies to criticise the way the Bill was rushed through the Dáil. I think it was wrong to rush it through the Dáil in that way.

Deputy Martin had a walk-out at the time.

We did not do that in the Seanad, and that is an important point to make. I hope others will also make that point in tomorrow's debate and elsewhere.

I welcome that we are seeing such a successful Web Summit under way in the RDS in Dublin. There are 22,000 delegates attending. I congratulate all involved. It is an immense achievement to have brought together so many people. It is the biggest summit of its kind in the world and brings about €100 million to the capital city in terms of the direct proceeds and spin-off from the conference. There are clearly many other spin-offs and I suggest to the Leader we might at some point have a debate on the developments arising from a succession of successful web summits over the years in Dublin.

I welcome the fact President Higgins is on a visit to Ethiopia. When we next have a debate with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Minister of State at that Department, Deputy Sherlock, we might include issues around trade links and other links with African countries. The Minister of State signed a double taxation agreement with Ethiopia yesterday which will benefit Irish companies.

When we are debating issues concerning the African continent, it is important that we look in particular at the development of trade and cultural links with countries with which we have had long links over many years and where we are now seeing really important developments. I think President Higgins's visit will strengthen those links.