I ask the Leader to request that the Minister of State in the Department of Defence come to the House for a debate. With other Senators, I would like to discuss several issues with him, one of which is the very low morale in the Reserve Defence Force. A committee heard a presentation today and I am quite shocked and horrified at the treatment of our Reserve Defence Force. The issues include not being paid on time, money being paid weeks later and there being no set date for payment. Some people depend on this money. One cannot tell a bank that a mortgage will be paid in a couple of weeks time when one is paid; one has to have set dates. Several issues are affecting the Reserve Defence Force and I would like the Minister of State to come to the House to debate them. Medals are another issue. Soldiers and their families from Jadotville in the Congo in 1961 should get a medal. I lobbied current and previous Ministers of State on the matter. A citation was given to the soldiers and their families recently, but they should have received individual citations with their names on it rather than a company one. The restoration of technical pay for cooks within the Army is a major issue in my area, Athlone, and I would like the Minister of State to come to the House for statements or a debate.

Not only is morale within the Reserve Defence Force very low, but it is also low within the entire Defence Forces. Perhaps we might have a discussion on the issue another day.

Senator Michael McDowell raised a very important issue in regard to a Bill passed by a previous Seanad, which went to the Dáil, was amended there and is possibly returning to the House next week. Over 80% of the membership of the House is different from when the Bill was passed. It would be appropriate for Standing Orders to be amended to allow the Bill to be discussed by the new Seanad and afford over 80% of the Members who have not had an opportunity to contribute to us to do so. I look forward to a positive response from the Leader in that regard.

I support the comments of Senators Paul Gavan and Denis Landy on Tesco. If what they have outlined to us is going on, it is appalling. It is important that clarity is brought to the situation urgently because if, as Senator Paul Gavan said, over 900 people have already lost their jobs, how many more will lose their jobs or be intimidated into giving them up? I propose that the relevant joint committee invite Tesco before it to ensure clarity can be brought to the situation as a matter of urgency.

I refer to privilege in this and the Lower House. It should only be used properly, but I would always defend the right of any Member of this House or the Lower House to bring to the attention, in the public interest, a matter they believe to be in the public interest.