I call the leader of the Green Party group, who will outline the Order of Business today.

Go raibh maith agat. I thank the Senator for that tribute.

The Senator does not have the time.

I mean that literally.

Senator Currie is just in time.

We will give you a few extra seconds. I can keep talking while you gather your breath. Thank you for making a dramatic entrance.

We do not have that much time.

I must interrupt the Senator. The purpose of the Order of Business, as he knows, is to agree the order of business as outlined and propose legislation. It is not the purpose of the Order of Business to continue a debate that had ample time yesterday.

There is another mechanism the Senator can explore under Standing Orders. I can get him that information if he so wishes but the purpose of the Order of Business, as the title states, is the order of business. It is not for people to make statements. There is another mechanism for that to be done.

There is a mechanism for that which we can outline to the Senator. There are different mechanisms under Standing Orders but as the Senator can appreciate, we cannot open up every debate that we just had to more debate.

People had ample time yesterday. I am happy to have open debate and discussion but the Order of Business is for the purpose we have all agreed in Standing Orders. I will share with the Senator the relevant Standing Order.

I call on the Acting Leader to respond to the Order of Business.

I have received notice from Senator Rónán Mullen that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for Minister for Health to make a statement on the procurement process undertaken for the appointment of an independent chair of the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement o…

I am going to break with precedent. Normally I would call on all the leaders of the groups to follow on from the Leader's announcement of the Order of Business. However, I now call the father of the House, Senator Norris, because I know today is a very important day not only for him personally but for all Joycean scholars, of whom he is the greatest by any measure.

I thank Senator Norris, for marking the 100th anniversary of James Joyce's Ulysses , a great work of humanity and imagination, which many view as one of the greatest works of art of the 20th century. The Senator might agree with that.

Yes, and during the 100 years since this House was established, Senators have often championed minority causes and fewer people have been a greater champion of minority causes than Senator Norris. We thank him for all that work and all his work in bringing to a wider audience the work of James Joyce. We take great pride in him and the work he has championed including that great work of art, which is one of the greatest artistic achievements of any Irish person. I now revert to the normal Order of Business and call …

I join with the Senator in extending my sympathies, and I am sure the sympathies of all Members of this House, to the family of Noel Treacy. He was a gentleman to his fingertips and always had a great word for everyone. He knew everybody's name, which is a great gift. As I know very well, he had a huge amount of filing cabinets apparently; he had a file on every issue. He worked diligently on behalf of his community and on behalf of this Oireachtas. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

I thank the Senator for that tribute to former Deputy, Noel Treacy.

I thank everyone for their extremely warm tributes to former Deputy, Noel Treacy. As everyone has said, he was a great giant and a great gentleman.

Is that agreed? Agreed.