"THE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, agreed to a Fianna Fail request for a special Dail debate next week on the BSE crisis. He was responding, on the Order of Business, to the party leader, Mr Bertie Ahern.

There was sharp opposition criticism of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yates. Dr Rory O'Hanlon (FF, Cavan Monaghan) said the Taoiseach should go to Russia "and undo the damage that the Minister for Agriculture has done".