I wish to raise two matters.

I corrected another Member on this. That is allowed for the leaders of groups but only item can be raised by other Members. The Senator can get through the matters quickly.

The first matter concerns an acknowledgement and the second is an issue I wish to raise. I acknowledge what Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell said about CareBright in Bruff. I went to school in Bruff many years ago. I know of the work of that care setting. Dementia is an issue that will be with us and it must be dealt with in a way that is caring in the community. Bruff is a special place. The activities in that care setting are very artistic.

I support the call for a wide-ranging debate on public broadcasting. Such a debate is long overdue and it should be constructive. I would like to see people such as Moya Doherty and Dee Forbes brought before us but that is probably not possible. I was elected, along with others, from the cultural and educational panel. In Limerick, Lyric FM is a particular issue in terms of regional broadcasting. There is a need for a wider discussion. Do we need public broadcasting? Yes, we do. I do not believe we would get the same quality of programmes provided by the public broadcaster in other areas of broadcasting. I ask for expediency to be shown in having such a debate because decisions are being made around RTÉ at a very quick pace. There is a need for a wide-ranging discussion not only about RTÉ but about public broadcasting generally.

Senators O'Donnell and Wilson are ad idem on that. Good on them.

Just on that.

Just on that, is it?

The Senator does not need to go further on that. I call Senator Ó Céidigh.