Time became available on Thursday last week-----

It is disingenuous for the Government Chief Whip to stand up here and tell us time was not available.

Time was available because it happened that day. The Government knew in advance that the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill-----

It is not an amendment. This is a point of information, that the Government Whip is misleading the Dáil about exactly what happened at that Business Committee.

You would know it is April Fool's Day.

Interesting-----

Very sensitive today.

What is the time?

It is the Government's fault.

I will give the Deputy that one.

That is your fault. You are the Government.

Corrupt politicians.

There is if they are corrupt politicians.

The debate has concluded, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

We should withdraw the motion? It is your motion.

Tá an cheist seo dírithe ar cad go díreach atá beartaithe chun an líon beag daltaí nó mic léinn atá ag déanamh-----

Is ceist í seo maidir leis an líon beag mac léinn atá ag déanamh staidéar trí mheán na Gaeilge sna hollscoileanna. Cad é atá an tAire chun déanamh chun an líon sin a ardú sna hollscoileanna go háirithe, toisc go bhfuil sé chomh beag sin?

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an bhfreagra sin, ach níl aon rud nua ann. Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil ag teip go huile is go hiomlán ar an Údarás um Ard-Oideachas líon na gcúrsaí Gaeilge a ardú sna hinstitiúidí seo. Tá an ceart ag an Aire. Tá na hinstitiúidí neamhspleách ach tá siad spleách ag an am céanna. Tá siad ag brath ar an Stát do mhaoiniú. Is féidir leis an Stát, tríd an Údarás um Ard-Oideachas nó trí mhaoiniú, níos mó brú a chur orthu cúrsaí Gaeilge a chur ar fáil do na mic léinn. Is é an figiúr atá ann …

Tá sé go maith go n-aithníonn an tAire go bhfuil géarghá ann, agus ní hamháin maidir leis an méid a dúirt mé faoi dhaltaí ag teacht amach. Tá dualgas anois ar an Stát a chinntiú go bhfuil 20% dóibh siúd a n-earcófar chuig an Státseirbhís inniúil ar an nGaeilge. Beidh innealtóirí, banaltraí, dochtúirí lia agus é sin ar fad i gceist. Muna bhfuil na cúrsaí ar fáil, ní bheidh na dochtúirí agus Státseirbhísigh leis an nGaeilge cheart ann amach anseo. Caithfidh an Stát seirbhísí a sholáthar i nGaeilge i gceantair Ghaelta…

In the context of the national housing emergency, many of the large-scale social housing complexes in my constituency and other urban constituencies have been earmarked for regeneration to address the deplorable condition of many of them, and to increase the density of these sites with additional social and affordable homes. However, I want the Minister's assurance today that the Government is fully committed to funding these projects and regeneration programmes, because I have been informed that Dublin City Counci…