I support Senator Michael Mullins' contribution on Syria. Children in Syria are displaced. They are not receiving any education. I am part of a programme called "UpForSchool" which is aimed at getting the 58 million children worldwide who are not at school into school. This September there will be a UN summit at which all world leaders will be asked to sign a commitment to sustainable development goals to get children who are currently not at school into school. Syria is a particularly apt case and we should put our weight behind it. If world leaders do not do something about it, the rest of us will not get too far.

I thank the Minister for Education and Skills for listening to the case of children with Down's syndrome and for providing the resources for them. I tabled a motion on this issue and think the debate made some small difference. Many parents have contacted me and asked that I thank the Minister on their behalf.

I also note my thanks to the Minister for Education and Skills for holding back on changes on special needs until adequate consultation has taken place in schools. The Minister is listening and making a difference. There are children with emotional difficulties, particularly because of bullying, an issue on which we should focus.

I beg the indulgence of the Chair to raise a question with the Leader. On 13 June we will mark the 150th anniversary of W. B. Yeats's birth. His ancestral home is in Thoor Ballylee, County Galway. It was closed because of flooding in 2009 and we are doing our absolute best to have it reopened in time to mark the anniversary of his birthday. I am asking for one hour to be set aside for public statements when we can remember Senator W. B. Yeats, as well as the poet and literary man, who has such a reach worldwide.

It is time this House also did something about that issue. I ask the Leader if we could invite particular guests to the Visitors Gallery on that day.

That is an excellent suggestion.

I appreciate the Leas-Cathaoirleach's support.