I made an error earlier. The leader of the Fianna Fáil group was to share her time with the Whip, Senator Gallagher. I will allow the Senator 30 seconds to make a brief contribution.

I join in the remarks of Senator Gallagher and other Members who raised this issue. The proposal of the British Government to give an amnesty is not the application of the rule of law; it is the application of the rule of the jungle. I agree with the Government, as I am sure do all Senators, that the proposal goes against all of the agreements we have had with the British Government and it is breaking international agreements. We have seen this happen in regard to Brexit and we are now seeing it with regard to the …

Senator Chambers has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 18 be taken before No. 71, motion 7." The amendment has been seconded by Senator Gallagher. The Leader has indicated that she is prepared to accept the amendment. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I ask the Leader to move the motion on the expression of sympathy for Dr. Seán McCarthy.

When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Dáil Éireann has passed the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 14 July 2021 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 14 July 2021 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 on 14 July 2021 without amendment. Dáil Éireann has passed the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 on 14 July 2021 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desi…

I am sorry Senators-----

Before the Senator continues, the Senator is aware of the issue of privilege in this House and the new rules we have brought in have been circulated to everybody and I ask you to be mindful of those. Comments that are in the public domain are of course eligible to be discussed in the House. However, I ask you to be mindful regarding issues of a private or personal nature to someone who, though he is in the public domain, is still entitled to his good name. I thank the Senator.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I welcome the Minister to the House. He promised to come back to us on this issue. It is very unusual, at this late stage of the parliamentary session, when all of the other matters before the House relate to legislation, for a report that was only published and released to the public at lunchtime today to be debated so quickly. That highlights the importance of the issue to the Members of this House, but also to the Minister. I thank him for coming back to the House with the report, as he said he would.

I thank the Minister for his remarks. It is appropriate that the families be recognised as many of them suffered as a result of what happened to their loved ones in Jadotville.

I remind the Senator of the issue of privilege in the House, in the event that he is going to name anybody.

That is ok.

I will.

Can I just-----

No, Senator, the rule is clear. It is not just that you have to name somebody; you can also make them identifiable. I am warning you on this.

You have breached it already. I just want to warn you. I take on board what has been said about the criticism of the Seanad in that report. I will take up the matter. I will write, on behalf of the Seanad, to the people who wrote the report. Our job as the Seanad is to air issues of concern. I do not care if that is about the Defence Forces, about the church, or about anybody else. That is Senators' job and I expect them to do it. While a report may criticise us, it must do so fairly. It must be recognised that it …

I want to remind you of-----

Thank you, Senator.