In the very near future, not necessarily in the next week, I would like a debate on housing. While I will not rehash all the arguments from the debate in the Dáil yesterday, what we can say is that we have 31 local authorities, 10,000 people in emergency housing, 3,600 of whom are children, and more than 100,000 people on housing waiting lists. That is one side of the problem. The other side is that we have thousands of people who cannot afford either to purchase or rent a home. Many of them are working and they include couples with combined incomes who still cannot afford to purchase or rent. The issue is to increase the supply and have affordability, whether purchasing or renting. We should have a debate on that in the House.

I bring up the issue raised by Independent Deputy Broughan when he questioned the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, in the Dáil last week, namely, the confirmation by Tusla that there are in excess of 900 vacancies within the organisation and that it is spending €2.5 million a month, on average, to bring in locums and various others to supplement its staff. That is a frightening figure. I am very supportive of the Minister, her work and commitment to reform Tusla, which is an organisation we all know needs reform. Will the Leader ask the Minister to look again at all of that and come back to the House at some stage? We might have statements on Tusla, although not just on the bigger picture, given that it is such a big organisation, but also on resources and the 900 vacancies the Minister confirmed to the Lower House.

A number of county and city councillors have contacted me about pyrite, the Pyrite Resolution Board and, more important, pyrite redress. The last seems to be a big issue for many people. Pyrite is a major problem for those whose homes have been affected. I am not 100% sure of the current position in terms of the board or the policy of the Government. Will the Leader ask the relevant Minister with overall responsibility for this particular area to come to the House, make a statement and update the Members on the status of the Pyrite Resolution Board and, more important, how the Government proposes to put in place a meaningful and appropriate redress scheme for the people involved?

The relevant Minister is the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy English, and he is working on the pyrite issue. I support Senator Boyhan's call for him to come to the House. I tabled a Commencement matter on the pyrite redress scheme in the hope that it would be taken today but it was not accepted. It is very important that the hundreds of families, particularly across Mayo and Donegal, who are affected by pyrite know where they stand. They are looking keenly for the establishment of a redress scheme to be announced in the forthcoming budget, as was promised by the Minister of State, Deputy English. I would appreciate if a debate could be arranged for this week.

Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a dhéanamh le chlann Tom Molloy, ceoltóir iontach as Mulranny i gContae Mhaigh Eo a fuair bás an tseachtain seo caite. I pay tribute to Tom Molloy. He was part of a family group called the Molloy Brothers and they are traditional Irish musicians from Mulranny in County Mayo. Tom and his brothers are renowned for their music and have performed in many venues across Ireland, England and throughout the world. They played a piece of music called the "Leaving of Liverpool" for John Lennon when he visited County Mayo in 1969. It is timely that this weekend the town of Ballina in County Mayo is hosting the music sessions and arts festival called Other Voices. The festival is a prestigious event in the music calendar and I wish everyone in Ballina well for the weekend.

It was pioneers such as Tom who helped to place Irish traditional music at the centre of the folk revival. Tom and his brothers helped to showcase Irish music across the world. I extend my sincere condolences to his wife, Geraldine, his sons, Enda and Thomas, and his daughter, Elizabeth. What the Molloy Brothers did for County Mayo and the music industry as a whole will never be forgotten. It was not only just that. They were so kind and always agreed to do charitable events. I know even from my time in England it was always a pleasure to meet the Molloy Brothers and Tom Molloy. They did what they did with joy in their hearts and showed kindness wherever they went.

I wish to highlight a programme called "Finné" that will be broadcast on TG4 tonight. The programme is on the death of another Mayo man, the Mayo hunger striker, Frank Stagg. His brother, George, recounts Frank's last days and how his body was hijacked by the Irish Government. I am sure Senators will remember that he thought the body was being flown into Dublin Airport but the plane was diverted to Shannon Airport and Frank's body was taken away from his family. The programme tells the personal story behind the event. I commend Pat Kenny on the way he interviewed George Stagg about the story for Newstalk yesterday morning. The story of what happened to Frank needs to be told and put in context.

I will quote what George said when Pat Kenny asked him whether it was worth it and whether he would do it again. George described how his brother, Frank, had been influenced by the Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast, internment and what had happened in the North. George said that just because Frank was from Mayo did not mean that he was any less affected by what happened in the North and he saw the need to fight back because of injustices, such as the injustice in Ballymurphy. I commend those in TG4 on their bravery-----

Hear, hear.

-----in highlighting many of these issues and on broadcasting the programme. I urge people to watch the programme and judge for themselves. The programme will be broadcast at 9.30 p.m. on TG4.