I thank the Minister of State for his very detailed reply. I agree with the closing point he made in his statement, which is that the hospital will continue to play an important role but also an enhanced one, because the area is growing in population and in order to accommodate the growing population we have to be able to respond quickly to the demands of the hospital and its staff. That can best be achieved not by the length of time available in a debate of this nature but by the Department of Health and the Minis…

There are a good number of speakers, but we should be able to accommodate everybody. If I have to ask Members to drop a minute of speaking time, I will do so. I call the Chair of the committee, Deputy Jennifer Whitmore.

The next slot is shared by the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris. They are sharing 15 minutes.

I am grateful to have an opportunity to speak on this important subject, although I do not know whether the short duration allocated for the interventions is appropriate in light of its importance. We should have a much longer debate to allow us to go into the nuances of the agreement, what it was intended to do, what it has done and what remains to be done. I am not going to get into the area of blaming anybody for what some see as a becalming of the Good Friday Agreement. It was said to be a work in progress when…

I hate to disagree with the Chair, but I must also tell you that when an issue is brought to the attention of a Deputy, that Deputy's job is to bring it to the forces or the powers that be in order to have it resolved such that he or she can then take responsibility in any way possible. I have informed you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, insofar as I can. I am now available to hear a response from you as to what you can allow-----

-----to highlight further the seriousness of this issue.

I will finish by saying-----

I hate to be interrupted again and again-----

-----because the Ceann Comhairle has allowed me to discuss this again and again, so you are attempting to overturn the decision of the Ceann Comhairle.

To what extent did the discussion on food security take into account current issues or ones that might emerge in the future and what decisions were made on this by the entire group? Were the members in unison on the degree of help offered for the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes given the severity, loss of life and the hardship suffered by all concerned?

I am glad to have this opportunity to say just a few words on this issue, which is very important for everybody. It goes without saying that the announcements made by Government in the past 24 hours or so are helpful. There is no doubt about that. They are a start. They are not, could not and were not intended to be the total solution but they are a start and will make it possible for families to look again at the possibility of providing themselves with a home by one means or another. It is important to ensure tha…

I will be next.

Can I swap? I am happy to swap with the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.

The Chair has approved that I take this question. Deputy Bruton wishes to inquire the extent to which the circular economy can be applied to the scheme in the Department of Rural and Community Development, with obvious advantages from the recycling, recovery point of view etc.

I ask further the degree to which the Minister of State and the Department continue to promote the benefits of the use of the circular economy in rural development projects that may be available and suitable for adaptation, as well as the application of some benefit to those schemes to a greater extent to make them even more valuable than they are.

What is the nature of the repair, reuse and recovery of the technology and of the materials? What is the extent to which that can be done and the extent to which it can be applied to and bolted onto the schemes operated by the Department? What does the Minister of State regard as a useful adaptation? A bolt-on may be of benefit to the economies of the Department.

Excuse me. Have I been passed by on my own question?

Have we the time for that?

Excuse me a second.

I know, but-----