We would have a very harmonious House if some Members had their way; if we could not discuss religion or politics. I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by my colleague, Senator Paschal Mooney. I support everything that my leader, Senator Darragh O'Brien, said about Rule 68. Educators should be entitled to protect their religious ethos. I agree that it is unacceptable that people cannot get places in schools, but perhaps that is because the Government has not provided enough school places and it has very little to do with religion.

I wholeheartedly support the comments of Senators Gerard P. Craughwell and Rónán Mullen on private investigators. The issue has been raised for a number of years. It was raised previously by Senator Michael D'Arcy, the Leader and me. On one occasion I brought to the attention of the House a situation involving a young man who had paid 75% of a loan he had on a truck to provide employment for himself and a number of other colleagues. He fell on hard times as a result of the recession and missed two payments. While he was attending an interview to seek employment, thugs arrived at his house, intimidated his mother - an ill elderly lady - stole his truck and sold it for a pittance. That is the type of activity that was going on a number of years ago, but, unfortunately, it is continuing. So-called reputable financial institutions - I hesitate to use the word "reputable" owing to their history - continue to use such practices and are getting away with it. That is totally unacceptable. We must have a debate on the issue. I call on the Leader to facilitate a debate with the Minister for Justice and Equality. She is due in the House on Friday and perhaps she might stay on for an extra few minutes to discuss this very serious issue. It is well known that private investigators are going around snooping, as Senator Gerard P. Craughwell said, on private individuals and leaking information to media outlets in order to embarrass them. It would be worth examining the matter to find out what the State-sponsored banks were paying such individuals.

It is welcome that the Government has handed the €5 million in emergency aid to the Irish Red Cross to distribute. It is a most appropriate organisation for that purpose. I hope the red tape will be cut out because the last time such a crisis occurred and financial aid was provided, 95% of people received nothing because of the hoops they had to jump through and the red tape they had to deal with.