As there is no seconder for the amendment, it cannot be moved, but it is acknowledged. As there are no other contributors, I call the Minister.

The debate will follow the normal pattern. The Minister of State has ten minutes, group spokespersons have ten minutes and all other Senators have five minutes. At 6.20 p.m. I will call the Minister of State to conclude.

I note as well it is repealing an Act in 1855, "Proclamation warning persons engaging in treasonable designs or attempts that they are liable to be apprehended and dealt with as traitors". One references "the distribution of prizes taken during the Russian War", which is not this particular outing but the 1854 version of the war in Russia. There a few on Sierra Leone and others. They are probably long past their sell-by dates.

When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

The debate will follow the normal pattern. The Minister has ten minutes in which to make her opening remarks, group spokespersons have 15 minutes and all other Senators have five minutes. The Minister will be called on to reply no later than 5.50 p.m. Before I call the Minister, I do not know whether to congratulate or commiserate with her. She is about to-----

-----retire from public office, but hopefully not public life. She has been a great advocate for her county and community throughout her public career and was also a great advocate during her time at community level. I am sure this will continue. We had many long meetings when she was the Minister in charge of the decade of commemorations, which has been a huge success, in the run-up to 2016. This presented many challenges but, as Minister, she rose to them and explained how we could remember and reflect in an incl…

That will allow her to come to Kerry more often. We hope to see her down in the kingdom.

No doubt. Absolutely.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Senator Garvey, without interruption.

I welcome Deputy Richard Bruton to the Gallery. He is most welcome. He is another man who will find out the art of how to spend time without spending money.

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Deputy Griffin and his guests here today, all the way from Keel - William O'Shea and his granddaughters, Abbie and Chloe Hilliard. They are most welcome here to Seanad Éireann. I hope they enjoy their visit here and that when they come back, one of them will either be a Seanadóir here or a Teachta Dála in the other House - she might take over Brendan's job. We will leave the election to another day.

Minister, I have been here many years and I have never heard anyone get as much praise as you have, while you are still alive. It is always good to hear praise and it is very important that people who give great service like you have done hear it from the people from all sides. It is very genuine and heartfelt praise. When people on the other side of the political aisle are giving you praise, you know that you have done a great job because it is hard earned. I now call on Senator Seery Kearney.

Before I call the Minister to respond, I welcome Ann Griffin's Trinity College leadership group to the Seanad. They are most welcome, and I thank them for being here.

I will say this before I ask the Leader to respond on the Order of Business. In 1843, brothers Patrick, Michael and James arrived in Canada. They ended up in a place called Mount St. Patrick, appropriate for Irish immigrants, which is in the heart of the Ottawa Valley. One of their descendants is here in the Gallery today. I am delighted to welcome James Maloney from our Canada-Ireland Interparliamentary Group who is here with us today, along with some distinguished colleagues from Canada. Once upon a time, some of…

There is no election coming. What election?

Yes.

It is an important issue and by the way that is not a conflict of interest, just so the Senator knows.

When is it proposed to take Second Stage?