I second Senator Reilly's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I do not wish to labour the following point as I know it was raised yesterday in my absence from the Order of Business. Far too many people are showing blatant disregard for the law relating to fire and burning regulations. What has happened in Connemara is a national disaster, with 4,000 ha being wiped out and millions of euro of trees being destroyed. Coillte has told us it will take 25 years to replenish what has been lost. Competence in the provision of proscribed burning operations is critical. As we know, fire services are being diverted all over the place from potentially dangerous domestic cases as a result of this. Perhaps the appropriate Minister might come to the House and outline the Department's strategy for preventing these types of fires.

Tacaím leis an méid atá ráite díreach romham ag an Seanadóir Coughlan. Tá géarghá le díospóireacht faoi na tinte sléibhe. We certainly need a debate around the impact of the gorse fires and the other ensuing fires. The management of that type of cleaning of lands must certainly be debated. We need to see if we can have an impact on that at policy level.

I raise the issue of our coastal communities. We have seen a major loss of population in our coastal communities and a very good report was produced by the joint committee dealing with agriculture and fisheries in the previous Dáil and Seanad on sustaining rural communities. The report made many very practical recommendations that were agreed across parties. It would be interesting to see if any of those recommendations have been moved forward in the life of this Government.

We are seeing major problems in the fishing industry with a depleted fleet and people losing morale in the sector. There are issues concerning technicalities in quotas and tonnage, etc., so it is important to have a discussion around the future of our fishing fleet, particularly in the context of Brexit and the implications it will have.

Connected to this is the issue of seaweed harvesting, aquaculture, etc., as well as the implications of designations in the area. On our priority legislation list we have the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill, and I understand issues around licensing of aquaculture and seaweed harvesting are being held up until that comes forward. We know the heads of the Bill were approved in July 2013 and pre-legislative scrutiny was completed in February 2014. We have not seen anything of the Bill since. It would be very important to have a debate around that Bill, as well as an indication of when it will come forward. Could we be told if it is to come forward in this session? I will seek clarification of that and a debate on those issues if possible. There are issues around infrastructure in coastal areas, particularly in my own area of the deep water harbour of Ros a' Mhíl. Is that being moved forward? There is also the issue of the road infrastructure leading to those harbours. That is very important in rejuvenating rural areas where the infrastructure projects are located.

I support the Bill being introduced by Senator James Reilly. It is important we start planning in this area. There are simple issues we must resolve, such as the numbers of people getting support or being cared for by family. What is the age profile of parents? What planning must we do to ensure that when parents are no longer able to provide care, there can be someone to step in and take over that care? It is a big issue as there is no planning. I raised the issue yesterday about the need for respite care for people being cared for at home. I very much welcome the Bill being introduced by Senator Reilly.

We have introduced many changes in the primary school sector over the past number of years relating to people who need additional support in primary schools and the educational system. Many children are going forward into the secondary schools system but we do not seem to have planned in that system for their needs. I was speaking to people yesterday and in one school, over 70 people are looking to get into the unit operating in that school. We should have a debate on how we provide forward planning for young people who are getting support in the primary school sector but who are not getting it in the secondary school sector. I ask the Minister for Education and Skills to come here to deal with that matter in a debate.