I am not quite sure what the Leader said yesterday about an official of the House who has spent almost 30 years as Clerk of the Seanad and who has given outstanding service to the Oireachtas, namely, Ms Deirdre Lane. I hope that at some stage in the future we will have a dedicated period to pay our tributes to one of the most outstanding Oireachtas officials. She led the House for nearly 30 years during good times and very difficult times, through debates that lasted all night long and during the period in which there was a referendum on the abolition of the House. She gave great advice to the House in very difficult circumstances and I hope the Leader will clarify the position in relation to providing some time to pay tribute to an outstanding official.

Hear, hear.

I ask the Leader also to provide time for a debate on funding for third level education. In my county, the GMIT campus in Castlebar is going through a very difficult period mainly because the parent college, GMIT in Galway, has bullied its way and taken all of the good courses, which it is not willing to share. I would like the Leader to arrange a debate with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, on the funding of all third level institutions with a particular focus on outreach campuses attached to the main colleges. I have seen first-hand what has happened to the Mayo campus of GMIT. It has never got any fair play from Galway and has been bullied. We would like to get some answers and I hope the Leader will arrange the debate in the very near future.