Senator Norris raised the issue of the farm fatalities Bill and the case of a gentleman called Les Martin, who I have not met. The Senator is quite right in raising the issue of rare diseases. A lot of the time, we hear about rare diseases when it gets to the stage of a negotiation between the State and pharmaceutical companies at high cost. Surely these diagnoses constitute a preventive health way of approaching the matter, which we lack in this country, and cost saving because, ultimately, one front loads the cost. I agree entirely with the Senator and think we should have a debate along those lines in this House. As the Senator notes, 50 children die unnecessarily due to a lack of medicines. If Italy can manage to increase it quite significantly in a short period of time-----

I was just a bit late.

Sorry, is there a conversation going on in this House?

The provisional-----

The Senators are out of order. The Deputy Leader is responding.

I cannot control what people say. I am trying to give a response.

This is about control.

Through the Chair.

God almighty, I do not know what side of the bed everyone got out of this morning.

I was only late by 20 minutes.

No, we have to be here on time.

It was 20 minutes.

Can I suggest that if people want to have a conversation, they go outside?

Could Senator Noone suggest that to the Fine Gael people who spend their lives on their phones in here?

We are not talking; we are doing business. They are devices for working on.

Senator Lombard raised the issue of the recount. He makes an excellent point, namely, that there are 750,000 ballots that are two feet long that must be recounted over the coming hours. It is a significant resource issue so it is certainly something we should revisit as an issue for debate.

I congratulate Senator Byrne who led the campaign regarding the plebiscite in Limerick. The fact that it got so many leaders in the community who were not political really helped the campaign down there. It will be really interesting to see how Limerick develops as a result of passing this plebiscite. Hopefully, it will be very positive for it and other cities will see the benefit in following its lead. There was a certain cynicism in the vote in the sense that the main thing that was highlighted was the cost and wage the mayor might get but there was a lot more to it. That was a simplistic view of it.

Senator Murnane O'Connor raised the issue of carers, a very important issue she raises regularly that is linked to the issue raised by Senator Ardagh earlier. We have an ageing population and it is something of which we should always be mindful. Certainly carers are deserving of resources because they save the State a lot of money so Senator Murnane O'Connor raised a very important issue.

Senator Mulherin raised the issue of home loans being provided and the need to alter the way Rebuilding Ireland works. There is a certain injustice for the couple referred to by the Senator. They are trying to make a fresh start but are meeting brick walls. I suggest that the Senator might raise it as a Commencement matter to get a more direct answer from the Department.

I agree with Senator McDowell's comments on the Phoenix Park. Sometimes, quite simply, less is more. I hear what the Senator is saying and I can see where the OPW is coming from as well. I want to have a look at the plans following hi's comments this morning because I have only heard a bit about them. The idea that deer roam freely in the Phoenix Park is part of its attractiveness and the fact that it is a "meadowy" wild type of place-----