Today's Order of Business is No. 59, motion 14, cross-party motion re Syria, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 1, motion re Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 (Increase in Number of Ordinary Members of An Bord Pleanála) Order 2018, back from committee, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 59, motion 14, without debate; No. 2, statements on councillors' conditions, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn no later than 2.15 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the contributions of each group spokesperson not to exceed eight minutes and of all other Senators not to exceed six minutes; and No. 3, motion re appointment of seven commissioners to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, to be taken at 2.15 p.m. and to conclude no later than 3 p.m., with the contributions of each Senator not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given no less than five minutes to reply to the debate.

I welcome the former Deputy, Mr. Anthony Lawlor, who is in the Gallery.

The former Deputy is welcome. I understand that there are also some people from the good country of Ballinhassig present, including Senator Lombard's aunt. They are welcome to today's proceedings.

She is a young-looking aunt.

It is not very often we see Senator Lombard blushing.

He told me on the way in that she was his favourite aunt, but she did not tell me that he was her favourite nephew.