The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on flooding, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.15 p.m., with the contributions of all Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply not later than 1.10 p.m.; and No. 2, statements on foreign affairs - an update on developments in the Middle East and Ukraine, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and conclude not later than 3 p.m., with the contributions of all Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply not later than 2.55 p.m.

There must be an election in the air because three Departments have each made a major announcement in the past three days.

It is all par for the course.

We sorted out the country.

It is being sorted out all right.

We had to exit the troika programme first.

Please allow Senator Mark Daly to continue, without interruption.