I have just one question. What will the impact of these amendments be on the presence of ATMs in gambling premises? It seems invidious to have a machine to give out cash in a gambling premises.

The original position involving a ban was understandable. Why do we not specifically ban them in gambling premises and allow them in gambling arenas such as racecourses and so on? Is it possible to do that rather than leaving it to the authority to do it?

Recently, the French President nominated Michel Barnier and the Assemblée nationale has confirmed him as the new Prime Minister of France. Michel Barnier is very well briefed with affairs in Ireland and is a good friend of Ireland. Has the Tánaiste reached out to him since his appointment to deepen direct contacts between France and Ireland?

I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. Although there are very good links between Ireland and France, there is capacity for even greater links in a post-Brexit environment. One of the perverse positive outcomes of Brexit was the growth in direct connectivity between Ireland and France, with direct sailings from Rosslare to France, and indeed to Belgium, rising from six per week to 46 per week in each direction. Last week in Wexford we had a delegation from Normandy developing the Norman linked history between Wexford …

In recent times France has appointed a number of honorary consuls across the regions of Ireland, including one in Wexford. Does the Tánaiste have any plans to appoint honorary French consuls to represent Ireland in the regions of France to deepen that new connectivity? Nick Thomas-Symonds is the British Cabinet Office minister who last week briefed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on the potential for the next round review of the post-Brexit trade arrangements between UK and the EU. They are…

They are sovereign countries.

I have a brief supplementary. I thank the Tánaiste for his responses. Many of us have a concern, before we even start reconstructing Ukraine and Moldova, regarding the survival of the democratic structures of Moldova, which is currently being undermined by Russia. I would be interested to hear the Tánaiste's view on what we are doing to support democratic structures in Moldova in particular.

I seek clarification on the ability of carers employed by the HSE or by private companies to administer medication to their clients. I am talking about medically prescribed medication that needs to be taken by those being cared for. Many people who require care have complex health needs and require daily medication. Carers help by reminding patients and clients of the need for the medication and by giving them the tablets, drops or whatever. I have been contacted by a number of families in Wexford who have told me …

It means family members have to come in.

I am very pleased to have an opportunity to make a short contribution on what I regard as a very important motion. It is part of a long process in which we in these Houses have been involved for some time. The Minister of State described it as a landmark proposal, and it is. Spatial planning for our marine environment is a relatively new concept. In the past, it was almost a free-for-all in terms of the territorial waters but, now, the State is actually designating where activities are appropriate and proper, in co…

Soft landings.

Ten minutes is ridiculous for two motions.

You are right, Deputy Smith.

I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, to delete lines 15 to 19 and substitute the following: “(b) the addition of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the sentencing of a person convicted of murder who was under the age of 18 years when he or she committed the murder but has attained that age on or before the date of such sentencing. (3) In a case where subsection (1) does not apply by virtue of subsection (2), the court may impose such sentence or order as it consider…

It is not in any statute, that is my point.

It does not.

I am trying to follow the Minister's logic. We can only deal with the law as is and the laws we are creating, not what might come down from another judgment of the superior courts that might have implications for the law. My difficulty with this, to follow the Minister's logic, is that any child under the age of 18 who is convicted of murder and sentenced in court cannot, under the 2001 Children Act, be sentenced to prison. They can be sentenced to detention but not to prison. That is the law. Anybody over 18 who c…

That is not possible.

I do not reference murder. Where the Minister's proposals in her Bill apply, my amendment seeks to leave it up to the court to determine what the appropriate order or sentence is. This is the difficulty I have. You cannot have equality between a person aged under 18 and a person who is 18 or older. That is not possible because the Children Act no longer applies to that person. Somebody aged under 18 cannot be committed to prison. The aged-out person can be committed to prison. There is no equality there. That is th…

The 2001 Act does not apply to anyone over 18.