We declared an emergency then. The Government should be declaring an emergency now.

The Leader is keeping a very close watch on his constituency colleague.

Deputy Murnane O'Connor is totally out of order again.

It is the truth.

The Leader to respond without interruption.

The Leader is goading his audience.

The declaration of an emergency or otherwise has led to the highest ever health budget of €16 billion. Those who watch "Reeling in the Years" know what happened the year after 2003. Deputy Micheál Martin ran out of health never to go back. That Government let poor Mary Harney there for almost a generation.

Take it up somewhere else.

What is the Leader's obsession with Deputy Micheál Martin?

This is Cork South-Central politics.

This is local politics at its best.

We do not want any school romantics in here.

As Senator McDowell knows full well-----

Deputy Martin is still the Deputy for Cork South-Central.

As Senator McDowell knows full well, the Fianna Fáil Party-----

I ask the Leader not to encourage people.

As the Leas-Chathaoirleach knows and as Senator McDowell can testify, the Fianna Fáil Party ran out of health and never returned. It left poor Mary Harney stranded there.

Mary Harney wanted the job. She was very good in it.

What about the Taoiseach? He was in health and ran from it.

Will you all dún do bhéal. Senators are rambling as ever.

The Leader likes goading his audience.

He has to be joking.

The Leader to respond, without interruption.

Senators Conway Walsh-----

We look forward to the programme and-----

Senators Conway Walsh and Feighan raised the issue of ATMs being robbed and it is a source of huge concern.

We raised that last week.

As I was going to say, and I thank my colleague and friend, Senator Horkan, for his help, it was raised on the Order of Business by a number of Senators last week. The PSNI and the Garda Síochána are working very hard to try to ensure the criminals are apprehended. This is not a victimless crime. It has a profound impact on the quality of life of people living on both sides of the Border and it is important that anybody with information should provide it to the PSNI or the Garda. It is equally important that we stand up to dissident paramilitaries who, if they are involved, should be brought to task regarding the matter.

Senator Dolan raised the important matter of National Arthritis Week and the need for the Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities to come to the House to discuss employment and the strategic targeting of people's abilities. It is important that the strategy is implemented and that the numbers allocated are followed up on and adhered to. It is important that we give people with a disability an opportunity to work and reach their potential in the workforce. I am happy to have this debate in the coming weeks.

Senator Bacik raised the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace and asked for a debate on this important issue. I am happy to do so. This evening, we will have a debate on the divorce Bill and subsequently we can have that debate.

Senator Hopkins raised the very important matter of providing a flexible school transportation system so we can offer support, in particular to families in rural communities with small schools. This is a very worthwhile suggestion. Some schools are dealing with declining numbers while others are exploding and it is important that we have this debate so we can allow choice to be given to families and parents and allow for flexible transport options to access preschool or after-school services. In many cases today, both parents are working. I would be happy to have this debate in the coming weeks.

Senators Murnane O'Connor and Norris raised the issue of the local property tax. I am not sure whether there was a meeting of minds between them. If Senators Murnane O'Connor and Norris have an alternative to the local property tax then let us hear it. We remember what happened in 1977 when Jack Lynch got rid of rates.

It is Cork South-Central again.

Senators cannot come in and be populist and expect no one to pay for anything. Something has to be paid to run the country.

What about water charges?

We know what Fianna Fáil did with water charges. It also ran away from that. It has become the populist party. I know it is competing with Sinn Féin to be populist but-----

Ah, Leader.

-----there is only a certain amount of money the State can provide. To be fair, any sensible and thoughtful person would recognise that we need to have money coming into the coffers of the Exchequer to pay for the services, hospitals and gardaí that Senators come in here every day to speak about.

Let us be fair. Fianna Fáil cannot be all things to all people. Look where that got it in 2010. That is the bottom line.