I agree with the need for this House to have some sort of debate on Greece. It is an international crisis that, regardless of the way it is resolved, will have a detrimental effect on the European project as we know it. Regardless of whether it is resolved satisfactorily or not, Europe has changed as a result of the Greek crisis. It would be no harm if the Leader were in a position to organise a debate to clarify the Government position, which I have no doubt is very clear. Like the Irish people, the Government empathises with the people of Greece. Some of the ill-informed and misconstrued comments on the Government position were regrettable because they are not true and the Taoiseach and other Ministers have made that clear in recent days.

On a more positive note, the aviation industry in this country is doing remarkably well. I am delighted to be able to tell the House that AerCap, one of the world's leading aircraft leasing companies, has created 100 jobs, 50 of which are in Dublin in Senator Darragh O'Brien's area and 50 in Shannon. These are high-end and highly sought after jobs in the area of technical aircraft leasing as well as legal, treasury and finance jobs. AerCap has had a tremendous growth trajectory over recent years. It now has about 2,000 aircraft, the latest of which is being delivered to Dublin Airport today. We all remember the great dream that was Guinness Peat Aviation. Unfortunately, due to bad timing and a bad initial public offering, it did not lead to the international stardom and success for which people had hoped. We now have far more balanced and measured development of the aircraft leasing business. Ireland is the world leader in aircraft leasing. No one can come near us. We need to play to our strengths. The 100 new jobs are an incremental step in the development plan of an aircraft industry that does not just involve flying planes but encompasses the industry around it, particularly aircraft leasing. I hope we will see in due course many more jobs in aircraft finance, engineering, marketing and so on. There is no reason Ireland cannot become a world hub and expert in the aircraft business. I again welcome this jobs announcement which is a great vote of confidence in counties Clare and Dublin. It shows the expertise this country has in the area.

I agree with Senator Martin Conway's point about the need for a debate on the European Union, the euro and where we are as the fallout in Greece continues. The future of the European project is very much in doubt, especially in light of the role the euro has played in the debt crisis in Ireland and other countries in Europe. We see the weakness of the euro project in Greece. We saw it in Ireland. It is the only currency in the world that does not have the fiscal reasonability that goes with a currency from where it is printed, namely, the ECB. We do not have that with the euro and we have seen the difficulties this presents. We should have a debate about this, Ireland's position in the European Union and the European project in general, including the euro. We may not have time before the recess but perhaps the Leader might arrange it when we return in early September.

I also call on the Leader to facilitate a debate to discuss the undocumented Irish in the United States.

It is an issue in particular at this time of year when families like to be together over the summer months, but many are locked in the United States because they cannot come home, due to the three-year and eight-year bar. There is an alternative which would allow approximately 25% of the undocumented Irish to avail of a waiver scheme, according to the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform group, whereby visa waivers can be given at the discretion of US embassies abroad without the need for congressional, Senate or presidential approval. Mexico was facilitated with 58,000 such waivers in 2011, and in fact Mexicans got 8,542 waivers last year. Ireland only got 118 waivers last year while the North and Britain got 2,250 waivers. There is a real opportunity for the US ambassador to Ireland to consider a mechanism to approve waivers to facilitate some of the undocumented in the United States to become legal citizens there. To be fair to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, he has raised the issue with US officials but we should have a debate on it here. I am not sure if there is a mechanism for the Seanad as a group to facilitate a discussion with the US ambassador to Ireland on the issue. In terms of thinking outside the box, perhaps the Leader could think about it over the summer and we could revisit the matter in September.