Senator Darragh O'Brien raised the home help gratuity payments and the review. I will ask the Minister about it. I have invited the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coffey, to come to the House to discuss the pyrite issue. I hope we can schedule a debate in the coming weeks. Given that we had ample time for people to table amendments to the Sport Ireland Bill and no amendments were tabled, I do not propose to amend the Order of Business.

We had one day.

Although I normally would do so, there seems to be very little appetite for amendments to the Bill and that is why I ordered Committee and Remaining Stages for today. It is the Senator's prerogative to object to the Order of Business and to vote against the section in the Bill he mentioned. Senators Bacik, Walsh and Norris referred to euthanasia and the possibility of having a debate on it in the House. I will consider this and discuss it with the Minister to see if there are any plans in that regard. We may be able to debate it. Senator Bacik called for a debate on education and planning for the demographic changes. I am sure the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, would be willing to come to the House to discuss the matter.

Senator Norris raised the issue of a proposed hostel for homeless people, which he has previously raised. He suggested that Dublin 1 has more than its fair share of such facilities and that Dublin City Council and everybody involved should have a very transparent process, which he suggested is not the case. I agree with the Senator that if such a hostel is being planned, it should be open for everybody to see what the situation is. It is probably a matter for Dublin City Council. There should be transparency in such issues.

Senator Comiskey asked for clarification from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, on land matters and the new booklet which has been issued. I am sure it will be welcomed by the farming community. Senator Leyden raised proposed changes by An Post. I agree with him that it is totally unacceptable that letters which have insufficient stamps could be dumped. It is a matter for the Oireachtas joint committee at which, I am sure, it will be debated at length. Senator Colm Burke raised the house building programme and mentioned that it has taken up to six weeks for him to get an appointment to meet a Cork City Council housing officer. It is appalling that local representatives, irrespective of their party, would be treated in such an unacceptable manner. The Senator should take it up with the Minister, if he has not already done so.

Senator Ó Clochartaigh raised the Hands Up for the Children campaign and I agree we should support it in every way possible. Regarding the barriers to emigrants returning home, for many people, the main problem is our high rate of tax.

And the universal social charge.

That is right.

The Government hopes to address this in the coming budgets. People returning from the UK should have no problems regarding social protection and the transfer of benefits. The Department of Social Protection is very helpful to people who wish to return home from the UK and transfer their benefits. There should not be a problem, and if there is, it should be taken up with the Department.

Senators O'Donovan and Wilson raised the difficulties facing gardaí, which was raised yesterday. I agree that everything possible should be done in order to address the concerns of gardaí. The violence and intimidation which Senator Wilson mentioned regarding social media, in particular, is despicable for people who put their lives on the line every time they go on duty to protect the public. I have invited the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, to the House and I hope that she will accede to my request that we have a debate on law and order and the Garda in early course.

Senator Paul Coghlan raised the spring statement, which we addressed yesterday. Senator Wilson mentioned Laurel and Hardy. Much Laurel and Hardy economics were discussed over the weekend on the television.

I am glad the Leader was watching.

The greatest risk to job creation and a brighter future is the risk from political parties, such as Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, which are proposing populist and fanciful economics.

The Leader is beginning to sound like the Tories.

He is attacking republican parties.

However, we will address that matter. Senator Bradford mentioned he was not here yesterday but-----

That is because he set up a new party.

----next week, we will debate the spring statement. Senators Mullins, Bradford and Walsh addressed the execution of seven people in Indonesia and the question of the death penalty and capital punishment. Our country very strongly condemns capital punishment and the death penalty. People rightly pointed out that the major powers, China and the US, practise this very frequently. We should do everything possible to try to end the death penalty and support the campaign to eliminate it. Senator Walsh also raised funding for non-national and secondary roads. Whether it is the responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, we will try to arrange for the Minister to come to the House to address that issue and several other issues relating to local government and the environment during the coming weeks.