A message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it that Dáil Éireann has agreed to all the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022.

Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

To clarify, we are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. I should have clarified that.

I must now deal with a deferred division relating to amendment No. 1, in the name of Deputy Carthy, to the motion regarding proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four European Defence Agency projects. Last Thursday, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed. In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

I must now deal with the deferred division relating to the ministerial amendment to the motion regarding housing and homelessness. Yesterday, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Baineann mo cheist le Gaillimh agus cúrsaí dídine. Níl na seirbhisí dídine in ann freastal ar an éileamh ar an talamh. Tá ar a laghad 263 teaghlach gan aon bhaile. In Galway city there are 263 households and the homeless services tell us that they are full. In response to a question yesterday after a man in a wheelchair appeared at my office door homeless on the streets, homeless services advised they are at capacity. Asking how long the waiting list is is like asking how long is a piece of string. They are the ans…

I will allow Deputy Paul Murphy a generous two minutes.

Is the Deputy sharing time equally? There are three speakers down for this slot.

I am sharing time with Deputy Joan Collins. At the outset I declare my interest. My interest is in preventing housing being treated as a commodity to be traded on the market, in standing behind a policy and a government that treats housing as a basic human right, and that we build public housing of the highest standard. That is my declared interest before I use up my few minutes. I thank Sinn Féin. Although I have some difficulties with some parts of the motion, I certainly fully endorse and have no problem with th…

My question is very specific. It is to ask the Minister the status of the independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which was due for completion. The latest answer was that it would be complete the end of last year but really it was due for completion in 2020, three years after the law became operational. There was the three-month period. It is now three years later and there is no sign of it. Where is the report? Does the Minister have it? When will it be published and could she …

I thank the Minister. It is good and bad news. At least there is some clarity. However, it is six years since the legislation became operational. It is three years and three months since the Minister was legally obliged to carry out a review. I really do not know what happened. I understand that the person died and there were difficulties. What I do not understand is the person that we are talking about was confirmed as the study lead for the familicide and domestic homicide review in June 2020, after the woman die…

I could be wrong but my research and notes and the research of my office state the independent reviewer was appointed in July 2020. That was a month after she had been appointed for the domestic homicide review. She was given both tasks, with one month between them. I would really like clarification on this. The legislation was brought in to criminalise the purchase of sex and increase the penalties with the sole purpose of protecting women, but we have absolutely no data from the Government on whether this has hap…

If I may, I will now use a few seconds of the 30 seconds I will have to introduce the next question, which is on the same theme – violence against women. I do not accept what the Minister is saying. She has given her opinion and I accept her bona fides but I have asked for a report. We need a report outlining the convictions and so on.

I would like a specific update on the establishment of a statutory domestic, sexual and gender-based violence agency. The figures on gender-based and sexual violence are horrific. The year 2022 was the worst on record.

I welcome that it is on target and the positive development, but my cynicism, for which I beg forgiveness, is born of burned-in experience. We had the task force in 1995 or 1996 and then we had three strategies. We have had any amount of debate on the subject. In the meantime, there have been deaths, five this year alone. There were 12 last year. That was the worst figure in over a decade. I could quote more figures. This is upsetting, so we need action. We now have a third strategy and the promise of an agency. Th…

With regard to the audit of structures concerning domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, the report referred to a lack of effective oversight of the implementation of the previous national strategy, a fragmented approach, a lack of interest in attendance by some Departments and a lack of effective, costed implementation plans for the two national strategies. I am not making this up. According to Safe Ireland, the third national strategy is more ambitious than its predecessors but the measures barely scratch th…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss primary school places in Portlaoise. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss progress on the new light rail system for Cork and surrounding environs. Deputy John Lahart - to discuss the development of an oversight authority for the construction industry and the current procedures available to buyers of defective properties. De…

The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, and has made no amendments thereto.

Baineann mo cheist le cúrsaí tithíochta i nGaillimh - tá sé níos cirte easpa tithíochta i nGaillimh a rá - agus an tascfhórsa a bunaíodh breis agus ceithre bliana ó shin. Níl tásc ná tuairisc ar an tuarascáil. Níl aon tuarascáil feicthe againn fós. My question relates to the task force that was set up because of the housing crisis in Galway, which is unfortunately on equal footing with Dublin. We have heard nothing. There have been brief letters but there is no report from the task force four years later.

We have a report. After that statement, clarity left the room. There will be further negotiation and the Minister of State is going to go back to the task force. When am I going to see a copy of the report? The purpose of the task force was to analyse the problem in Galway. Let me read from the minutes of the most recent task force meeting, where it was stated that emergency accommodation is non-existent, that services are under extreme pressure and there is currently a waiting list for services. This is about home…