Deputy, please.

Please, Deputy. I am sorry, Deputy Crowe.

Deputy McGrath, take your seat this instant. I gave you a fair bit of latitude.

You went way off what is acceptable during a Second Stage speech.

Yes, you did, and you know it.

I allowed you some latitude. Show some courtesy to another Member of the House who has the floor. Deputy Crowe, please continue.

In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until next week.

Next is Deputy Martin Kenny, who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Munster and Quinlivan.

I appreciate the opportunity to contribute on the Bill. I want first to congratulate the Minister, Deputy Harris, and his wife, Caoimhe, on the arrival of their son, Cillian Harris, who arrived a little earlier today. The House will, no doubt, join me in congratulating them. This Bill facilitates a new operational model for An Garda Síochána. Given its 2015 origin and the Policing Authority's contribution to it, is a good measure. Much has been made in the last two minutes by some of the Members opposite in regard …

I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her presence at this late hour. This is a very important discussion following the concern expressed after the publication of the article on Sunday. While a great deal of clarity has been provided with the Tánaiste’s intervention this afternoon after Deputies Ellis and McAuliffe raised it on Questions on Promised Legislation, what my colleagues have expressed is completely accurate. Many people have put a great amount of time and effort, not…

I thank the Minister of State for her response. This project has been a long time in the making and it is very clear we are now at the very last hurdle. Transport Infrastructure Ireland is almost ready to go to planning. My understanding is it will be in quarter 1 of next year. The planning process will take approximately 12 months and then the procurement process will take between six and 12 months. Something new was introduced in April of this year, in that the projected timeline for the construction of the proce…

I am. Deputy Boyd Barrett did very well in his 20 minutes. I thank the Minister for introducing this Bill. As has been said by Deputy Matthews, it is a huge and complex piece of legislation for a hugely complex endeavour by the Department. I welcome the opportunity to get into it. It has been said on a number of occasions that our maritime area is seven times the size of our land mass. With the exception of one wind array off the Irish coast, it is a largely untapped resource. This is an opportunity to put in place…

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I understand there are four Departments and two agencies working on the production of the appropriate software for the digital green certificate, which I know the Taoiseach has committed will be ready for the 19th of this month. Late last night it was suggested that the domestic certification for indoor dining could be paper-based. Surely the State will be in a position to use what it has learned from the process of producing the app for the digital green certificate to apply domestically in some way, shape or form…

I wish to raise the important issue of cancer screening in light of the recent remarks by the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, that chemotherapy and radiotherapy services were down by 30% and 20%, respectively, when those services should be increasing 5% per annum because of our age demographics and rising population. Will the Taoiseach commit to a strategy of public awareness campaigns to ensure that as many people as possible are encouraged to return to their cancer screening services and GPs in cases of suspecte…

The balance of the time slot is available to the Deputy if he wants to use it.

I am always happy to accommodate a colleague. In pre-European Council meeting statements in the House, Deputy O'Connor and I expressed deep concern about our preparedness for the return of international aviation. Many other Deputies share that concern. The Government has said precious little about it in the House. That is problematic in the context of the preparedness we discussed yesterday for the hospitality sector. Aviation is a sector that requires preparations weeks in advance in order to plan. I have my conce…

The past year has shown us the value of vaccination programmes. Given an unprecedented level of uptake in our flu vaccination programme in the winter of 2020-2021, can Government give a commitment that such a programme will continue to be free at source for the general population?

I thank Deputy Kelly. I call Deputies Smith, Gino Kenny and Barry on behalf of People Before Profit. The Deputies have eight minutes.

I am sorry to interrupt Deputy Healy-Rae but I have to ask him to remove his hat.