We do not have time for that. I am shortly going to put the question.

I am sorry. These are amendments from the Seanad. It is as simple as that. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has arrived just in time.

My question, No. 89, is similar to Deputy Ó Cuív's. Have the Defence Forces been kept informed of progress in order to ensure that they recognise that the report is about them and for them and that it is intent on coming to conclusions on the issue before the end of this Dáil session?

Will the conclusions be announced and endorsed by the Government by the end of this Dáil session - in other words, before the summer recess?

Cost of living increases leading to possible inflation, with the potential to recur again and again in the time ahead, continue to be a concern for the general public. In this regard, might it be possible to set up a unit to identify the cause or causes of this? For example, some appear to be as a result of price gouging and some are probably genuine, but there is an urgent need to differentiate between the one and the other. Might it be possible at this stage to set up a particular unit in a Department to monitor …

I am glad to have the opportunity to say a few words on this important subject. Two or three things need to be borne in mind. The LGBT community deserves to be recognised and protected. Them being different is not a reason for hatred or to generate hatred, but to be able to go about their lives the same as everybody else. It is in respect of this that I want to say a couple of words. If the Ceann Comhairle has ever studied, as I have, the faces of people in a crowd who may be fearful, for whatever reason, that fear…

I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to again raise this issue. I acknowledge the Minister's presence in the Chamber to address it. I am talking about three schools, two of which are jointly located and a third that is some miles distant from that group. The schools that are jointly located are second level schools and the one by itself, in a place called Kilshanroe-Carbury, is a national school. The problem is that the national school is about to lose a teacher. It had five teachers but will end up with fou…

I thank the Minister for her reply. I am sure that the criteria applicable to Kilshanroe will be followed up on immediately. The question on the Maynooth post-primary schools relates to previous Ministers, who made promises to the two schools because of the unique nature of their co-location, the large number of students being catered for and the fact that the previous school was being made available for other uses, which will come about in due course and be a matter for further discussion. The Minister's reply und…

I thank the Minister.

Apropos of the issues that dominate the public debate inside and outside of this House with regard to the dual issues of inflation and housing, and recognising the difficulties overcome by the Government, the successes of Government and the accelerated plan that is now showing results, and notwithstanding the Opposition's claim that the Government has been in government for ten years, six of which were controlled by the IMF - everyone knows that except the Opposition - notwithstanding the success so far, can I ask …

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This is important legislation and I commend the Minister of State on bringing it forward. It is only a short Bill. It is short in implications in terms of what it has to say to us now but it is very important in the way it ties it up. It reminds me of the phrase "and-or" and an issue the House has discussed in the past, that is, the meaning of "may" or "shall" in relation to what authority is given in a Bill. Of course, these words have two distinct and different meanings. "May" means the Minister may or may not, a…

I hate to disagree with my more learned colleagues on this subject, but I know a little about it too. We need to be careful not to scare people away from the remedy to our issue, the emissions. The way to do it is by electric vehicles. Whether the car is large or small, it needs its space on the road. More importantly, at the present time we need to encourage car users and owners to move in that direction in the knowledge that we are doing something to reduce emissions and doing it now.

I would be concerned about the way in which it was handled. It was quite possible to project forward what would be required in the future, knowing what had prevailed and knowing as well that there were considerably generous subventions from Government to ensure that positions of employment were retained and the service was able to continue in the face of serious trading challenges. What really takes me to the fair is the bit where at the end of the day, it would appear that the DAA was declaring people redundant wh…

I appreciate that the body charged with running the airport is the ultimate authority. Unfortunately, it did not seem to plan for what was happening and what everybody knew what is happening. The effect of Covid was that certain payments were made that were to be made to many employers throughout the country. A generous subsidy was invoked. However, it would appear that the airport authority seems to think it has got away with what occurred and walked clear and that it was able to explain it away. I would not advis…

We have one minute left for the question and the answer.

The third Topical Issue matter is in the names of Deputies Carthy, Kenny and Mairéad Farrell.

As a long-time supporter of renewable energy and tapping into all resources in that regard, I would point out the necessity, as the Minister did, to ensure that we have a balanced approach and achieve one before we lose the other, otherwise we could find ourselves in the midst of a full energy shortage similar to those that have been experienced in other parts of the world.

Ireland seems to have emerged as a country noted for its waiting lists, including for hospital services, health services, mental health services, transport and tourism services and airports. At every juncture, there seems to be an emergence of waiting lists to a greater extent. In that context, will the Minister encourage the Government in general to identify the most acute waiting lists in order to address them as a matter of urgency?

On a point of order, the naming of people outside the House is not in order.