Bhí sé i gceist agam a bheith istigh níos luaithe agus labhairt air an gceist seo. Is ceist thábhacht í toisc go bhfuil airgead i gceist chun a dhéanamh cinnte de go bhfuil an Teach seo ag obair. Gan an t-airgead nó an infheistíocht sin, tá dainséar ann. Cosnaíonn daonlathas airgead; tá sé chomh simplí leis sin. Tá daoine amuigh ansin agus b’fhearr leo nach mbeadh muid anseo. B’fhearr leo nach mbeadh an Dáil ann agus nach mbeadh muid ag caitheamh airgid. Tá sé tábhachtach i gcónaí go smaoinímid air seo. Caithfimid …

Every year, I try to speak on the Appropriation Bill, which is usually taken in the run-up to Christmas week. With the election pending, this Bill has obviously been brought forward. Every year, the Minister's statement makes the same omission. He said the appropriation is based on the Estimates voted on during the year. There is one Estimate which I do not recall ever being voted on in the way the other Estimates are. It does not come before any committee but appears in the budget expenditure report. The Minister …

The Minister said, while wrapping up on Second Stage, that Supplementary Estimates are brought to and debated at all the relevant committees. As I have said repeatedly, there is one Estimate that is not, even though it nowadays falls under the group of Estimates. It is a small figure that can be buried wherever it needs to be buried. The relevant amount is €2 million. There is no accountability to the Dáil in any shape or form. I have referred to the issue in the Chamber in the past and I cannot even ask questions …

I am very sure. The secret service ended when the IRB eventually in 1948 collapsed itself. That was the only secret service, or those who thought they were the secret services at that stage. There may have been people operating, as I mentioned, in Britain in the 1920s. That was it. I am not going to delay the passage of the Bill. This is a procedural matter but the procedures beforehand have not been followed. If they had been, then it would not be an issue for me.

Hear, hear.

I agree with the Minister and I have the same sentiments. I also will take this opportunity to thank the Ceann Comhairle. This may be his final act as Ceann Comhairle. He will be back in here to help us all with the wisdom he has got in that Chair over the years. I thank the staff in particular, for their help in the lifetime of this Dáil and hopefully, like the Minister, we will see him on the other side. The other side of the election, that is.

This question relates to the furore surrounding dynamic pricing. What plans has the Minister to address this issue in the hotel and live performance ticketing industries, and will he provide the dates and times of meetings with other Ministers and stakeholders in the sector to move towards addressing this rip-off culture that is appearing?

I agree with the independence of the CCPC review and I wish it well in the investigation. The question, however, is what the Minister is going to do, first, to ensure dynamic pricing is defined in law, which it is not, and second, what he is going to do, not about the specific events at the end of August but about the general trend where the more demand there is, the more people are ripped off and more money is squeezed out of consumers? It is clearly unfair and misleading, it is unfair practice, and it is false ad…

I hope most examples will not be just in Ireland and the reaction to those types of fast practices. If advertising standards are to be complied with, the minimum or maximum price have to be advertised clearly. Very simply, we need to put in law what is the maximum price so that somebody purchasing a bedroom for a weekend or a concert ticket knows exactly what the price can go to. That is clear and simple and it is one way of addressing this issue. I am not saying that those who are selling a product or service shou…

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an reachtaíocht seo a thógáil ós ár gcomhair. Is Bille an-thábhachtach é agus tá súil agam go n-éireoidh leis agus linn nuair a théann sé go dtí Céim an Choiste, agus ina dhiaidh sin agus muid ag iarraidh a chinntiú gur píosa reachtaíochta é atá láidir go leor agus a sheasfaidh an fód ama. Reform of the family law system is without doubt long overdue. I wish this legislation well and hope that as it passes through the Houses it will be strengthened to ensure the family law system st…

Given that planes laden with weapons of war destined for Netanyahu's war criminals fly through Irish airspace daily to continue the slaughter of the innocents in Palestine, are the Defence Acts and the Transport Act robust enough to stop that crime? Why have they not been acted on given that an international crime is being committed? When will the Taoiseach instruct the authorities to act or do we need new laws to be passed to stop the Zionist munitions being transported across Irish airspace to be used against Pal…

You are talking shite.

We must move on, please.

Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go dtí an chéad ceist eile as na Teachtaí atá i láthair, is í sin Ceist Uimh. 11 in ainm an Teachta Duncan Smith.

I call the Aire.

You have not said anything about-----

The Minister is not talking about the phone pouches.

Níl aon duine eile anseo ag ofráil. Is é seo buiséad deireanach ó Rialtas nach raibh in ainm is a bheith ann ar an gcéad dul síos. Is cuimhin liom an Teachta Micheál Martin ag rá nach mbeadh sé go maith don tír dá mbeadh Fianna Fáil agus Fine Gael le chéile. Tháinig siad le chéile agus tá an tír tar éis dul in olcas ó tharla sé sin. Chonaic muid an reaction don bhuiséad ó Chonradh na Gaeilge i Tuairisc.ie ar maidin. Dúradh go raibh uaillmhian ar lár agus gur buiséad suarach é seo. Tá cur chuige an Rialtais ó thaobh…

Ouch.

It is 31 years since the decriminalisation of sexual activity between men and six years since the Government, when apologising for the State wrongs, promised it would quash any such convictions which wrecked the lives of many. Disregard legislation was recommended by the working group report published last year by the Minister for Justice. She also stated in January of this year that the heads of the Bill would be published this year. However, in the Government's promised legislative programme for autumn that was p…