I thank the more than 18 Members who have raised many important issues on the Order of Business. I begin by joining Senator Ardagh, who called for a debate and legislation to deal with the use and misuse of prescription drugs. She will find no argument on that from this side of the House. The figures she recited were in yesterday's report and we have heard about the traumatic impact the issue has had on the lives of people, including victims and the families left behind. It is a matter of extreme importance and not just at this time of the year, as the nights get longer and people take more chances on the road. It is an issue we need to come back to. There is a need for active legislation on this issue and I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House on it. The Senator makes the point and perhaps we should speak about having a cross-party group around this significant issue. Such use of prescription drugs is increasing and the monitoring of it is decreasing. I am concerned that more people are being killed by drug misuse, alcohol misuse and the misuse of prescription drugs. The Senator is right to raise the matter and I would be happy to speak to her again about it. It is important that we combat the horrific rise in the rate of deaths on our roads, whether they arise from alcohol, speed or the misuse of prescription drugs. We must be vigilant and work together to eliminate the problem.

Rather than describing the process as "cross-party", he might say "cross-group". This is new politics.

The Senator knows what I mean.

There should be no interruption.

I would not like to incur the wrath of the Leas-Chathaoirleach but he knows what I mean. I join with Members in paying tribute and sympathising with the family on the death of Mr. William Trevor. Senator Conway-Walsh referenced "The Ballroom of Romance" and his short stories. Given that he was born in Cork in 1928, one could say he got his brilliance there.

He was from provincial-town Ireland.

A comment from a 2011 interview struck me when he said writers should not feel obliged to explain and things should be left to the reader. He did that in his work. I pay tribute to him and sympathise with his family on his death.

Senators Craughwell and Wilson raised the matter of the Defence Forces, which is very important. The Minister of State has committed to coming to the House and he is in Lebanon today, as Senators know. To be fair, the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, has responsibility for this and he sits at the Cabinet. He is willing to come to the House to discuss the matters raised. As Members know, the Government has begun recruitment to the Defence Forces and over 600 positions have been advertised this year. The budget has been increased by €10 million for 2017 and we have seen capital infrastructural expenditure in a number of barracks across the country, along with Haulbowline in my constituency. I am sure we welcome that.