I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Ardagh.

I ask the Leader to arrange for the Registration of Wills Bill 2016, which was introduced in the Seanad two years ago, to be debated during Fianna Fáil's Private Member's time on Wednesday, 6 March next. I remind the House that the Bill in question has taken some time to progress. There is a great deal of merit in the legislation and I have sent copies of it to all of the group leaders. It would be a mark of real progress for this Bill to be debated and forwarded to the Dáil for further assessment and approval. I will not be proposing any amendments to the Bill because it was vetted by the late, great former Deputy Brian Lenihan, as well as other senior counsel and lawyers. It was first proposed in 2005. It was approved in 2006 in the Seanad but then the Dáil collapsed. Every time the Bill gets as far as the Dáil, that House collapses. I accept that the latter may not be a very good indicator.

The Senator had better not collapse it again.

I hope that it becomes a reality on 6 March. The Bill was co-signed by Senators Ardagh and Clifford-Lee, both of whom are very prominent and qualified legal practitioners. It has been given tremendous support in the Seanad over the years from all parties and from independent Senators. I ask that the Bill be passed eventually, bearing in mind that so many wills are mislaid, lost and never found and people are deprived of their rights.

The Senator has made his point.

I ask Members on all sides to support the Bill and I ask the Leader to speak to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, about it.

We will be debating it further in due course.

I have already communicated with the Minister and with the leaders of the groups on the Bill. I will email copies of the Bill to all Senators to explain the current situation.

That is much appreciated.

I appreciate the time being afforded to me to refer to the Bill, the first of its kind ever to have been brought in by a Government Senator.

Everything Senator Leyden has stated has been noted.

I appreciate the support of my friends in Sinn Féin.