Does anybody else wish to comment? No. Does the Minister wish to respond?

Amendments Nos. 14 to 17, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.

I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber this afternoon. I am speaking on behalf of Senator O'Loughlin, who is at a meeting of the foreign affairs committee. One does not need to be a member of that committee to have empathy and compassion on this issue. I really appreciate that, while the Minister's statement was very detailed, it included her sharing her experience of having travelled to the region and seeing for herself what we see on our televisions every night. It is absolutely heartbreaking. I thank her…

I thank the Minister of State for being here for this. It is a very worthwhile Private Members' Bill, PMB, and a very worthwhile conversation that needs to be had in relation to pornography, the legislation around it, the access to it and the protection of our minors - under-18s - online. Far too often, it has got to the stage where there are new norms developing without any controls, regulations or mechanisms around them. The Internet, for far too long, has been the wild west. I welcome the strident work of Coimis…

Yes.

Tomorrow morning at 9.30 a.m.

I welcome visitors from the Lighthouse Project to the Gallery. I also welcome the Ballymun and Finglas youth groups. Everyone is very welcome. They are visitors of our esteemed Senator Aubrey McCarthy. It is good to see them and Councillor Gayle Ralph.

I call on the Minister of State to respond.

Let the Minister of State respond.

When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I welcome guests of the Minister of State, Kieran O'Donnell, and of Deputy Mary Lou McDonald to the Gallery. They are all welcome.

There is a happy Senator.

It is lovely to get a Minister of State finishing the final Commencement matter with good news.

Before I call the Minister of State, I would like to welcome the teachers and students from Gaelscoil Riabhach atá anseo leis an Seanadóir Shane Curley.

Before I call on the Senator to respond, I welcome Fódhla Dunne from Tramore to the Gallery. She is here as a guest of Senator Joe Conway.

Before the Senator's response, I welcome the Meath opportunities for training, MOT, group from Navan, County Meath, and Ashbourne Women's Shed to the Public Gallery. I understand that they are guests of Deputy O'Rourke. They are welcome and I hope they have a lovely day.

I wish the very best of luck and good wishes to Senator Ahearn in his role as Leader of the Seanad. Today, I remember the heavenly birthday of Rory Coady, the son of Craig Coady, who has been a campaigner on Friedreich's ataxia. He, along with 200 other families, are campaigning for a drug approval. They have now been waiting over 840 days for that drug to come through the assessment criteria. The drug company has submitted all of the most up-to-date information required by the HSE. The Minister for Health has done…

The Minister of State, Deputy Ardagh, is very welcome to the Chamber this evening. Fianna Fáil welcomes this debate and supports the Bill. The Bill is part of Ireland's commitment to bring our terrorism law in line with those of other EU member states. Fighting terrorism is a top priority for the EU, and in March 2017, the EU adopted a directive on combating terrorism, namely, Directive (EU) 2017/541. The new rules strengthen the EU's legal framework to prevent terrorist attacks and address the phenomenon of foreig…

Is it agreed that Senator Harmon will take her speaking slot now because she has another commitment? If there is agreement from the House, we can facilitate this happening. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call Senator Harmon.