The question is about the degree to which the Minister engages with the various community groups along the Border, North and South, with a view to allowing them all to avail of benefit from the schemes run by her Department in a way which would be beneficial and complementary to the Good Friday Agreement.

This is a very important business, and I strongly urge that every possible opportunity be used in this regard to promote and to develop good and better relations between the communities and, in particular, to be able to identify on each side of the Border those areas that are in need of rejuvenation, restructuring, redevelopment - the helping hand, in other words - on a continuing basis, with a view to achieving a noticeable benefit in the shortest possible time.

On the issue of forestry in general, to what extent is ash dieback being continuously confronted to ensure the viability of that sector into the future?

In support of the previous speaker, I recognise that the Minister is concerned about the sheep-farming situation in south Kildare, but also in north Kildare. It is a concern of mine also. In the event of unfavourable conditions, such as market factors, and of opportunities no longer existing or our being ineligible to qualify under the Brexit reserve, some means will have to be found to reassure the sector that help is available, having regard to the continuation of the industry, in particular.

This question relates to my favourite subject: the need to do more to reduce emissions and increase food production given the worldwide shortages of food in various markets and the likelihood of these affecting us in this country in the not-too-distant future. I ask that these two issues be specifically addressed in every way and every day possible.

I thank the Minister for that detailed reply. It goes without saying that the agrifood sector played a major role in economic recovery at a time when the country needed it. It also goes without saying that we need to do more in terms of climate change. The problem is that we do not know how much more and what effect this will have on the climate change issues we must address. My emphasis would be on trying to ensure we can supply a similar food market as we have had in the past and not relate only to income but to …

This is an important message to give at this time and I thank the Minister of State for it. We need to look at the extent to which other countries, including EU countries, are contributing in the same fashion as we are, for example, countries with similar populations and a similar dependency on the agrifood sector. I am not so sure every country is singing from the same hymn sheet, as we may see at a later stage, but, as the Minister of State rightly said, it is important to continue to meet the two headlines and o…

I again bring to the attention of the House the concerns expressed by Supreme Court judge Mr. Justice Peter Charleton in relation to the undue and worrying influence of special or expert witnesses and their ability to influence unduly the decisions of the courts, in other words, replacing the courts. This particularly relates to family law courts, in which such witnesses now have the monopoly; they are either tutors of or receive tuition from their colleagues. The one rule applies, which is that women before family…

This is a very appropriate debate at this time. The title of the debate, referring to organised crime, clearly indicates the disorganisation of society. Many of the organised criminal gangs to which we now refer regularly have larger budgets than some small countries. They do not count their wealth anymore in hundreds of thousands or millions of euro but in billions of euro, and that is a clear indication as to where we are going. A common thread runs through this entire issue, namely, drugs. The drugs issue has to…

Keep deluding yourself.

Supply is the issue.

We have an island.

Deputy Gannon is inviting me.

Everything else has failed.

I am sorry.

It does not work.

It does not work.

I have experience in that area.

Under a delusion.

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, and compliment the Minister for her work to date in that area - work that, unfortunately, is ongoing and has given us all a great number of headaches over the past six months or so. It involves the school catchment areas around north Kildare; the feeder schools to post-primary schools and the community college in Maynooth from Straffan, Clane and quite a number from Rathcoffey; and a growing population and its needs. We have tried several remedies and have had n…