Amendments Nos. 3, 112 and 117 and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 4 and 132 to 136, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 7, 12, 36, 38 and 65, are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 8, 142, and 149 to 154, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Amendment No. 9 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 50 and 94 are related and may be discussed together.

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding emergency services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. On Tuesday, 21 June 2022, on the question, "That the amendment to the amendment be made", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam dílis. Anois, mar chomhartha ómóis, seasfaimid ar feadh nóiméid.

Seanad Éireann has passed the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 without amendment.

I am going to step outside the consensus as the Taoiseach outlined it in his nine-page contribution regarding Europe and everybody being on side. I am horrified that over the nine pages, there is not a single word about bringing the war to an end or about the way in which we have used our voice in Europe and on the UN Security Council. What are we doing, as a proud, neutral country, to stop this horrific war? I did not hear anything about that in his contribution. I heard that we have time to look at new candidate …

Before we move on, there are some problems with the sound system. The backup sound is on, however, so we can hear Deputies.

I ask that the clock be stopped. If Deputy Richmond has a point to make he can make it, but not in the manner he did. I ask him to resume his seat. I ask Deputy McGrath to avoid making personal comments.

I ask Deputy McGrath to avoid personal comments.

I do not welcome the opportunity to talk again. "Welcome" does not seem the right word. I do welcome the directive and the fact we are opting into it. I welcome the fact that opting in will give us a voice in the final drafting of the directive. It will do away with the gap that exists in respect of effective legislation. There is a patchwork of legal instruments in place at present. There are positive things in the directive and I have no difficulty supporting it. I do, however, have a little difficulty as a resul…

Next is the Rural Independent Group, with five Deputies sharing time.

I am wide awake, and we are over time.

Is ceist dhíreach atá agam arís. Baineann sé le stádas an ghasra oibre a bhunaigh Roinn an Aire agus an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta chun beartas maidir le pleanáil sa Ghaeltacht a phlé. An dtabharfaidh an tAire Stáit soiléiriú ar ról na Roinne sa ghasra agus an fhaisnéis is deireanaí ar obair an ghasra go dtí seo? Cad é líon na n-uaireanta a chas an grúpa le chéile go dtí seo? Cad é an scéal maidir le miontuairiscí ó thaobh na gcruinnithe sin?

Tá a fhios ag an Aire Stáit go bhfuil práinn le beartais agus treoirlínte ó thaobh cúrsaí tithíochta agus cúrsaí pleanála. Tá cathaoirleach an choiste Gaeilge anseo. Tá an coiste sin ar tí tuarascáil a fhoilsiú maidir leis na pleananna. Bhí sé soiléir ó na heagraíochtaí a tháinig os ár gcomhair, na rialtais áitiúla ina measc, nach bhfuil beartais á dhéanamh. Ar a laghad, tá easpa tuisceana ag na húdaráis áitiúla ó thaobh cad atá i gceist le plean forbartha. Tá sé leagtha amach go sonrach i dtuarascáil bhliantúil an…

Tá a fhios ag an Aire Stáit nach bhfuil an córas ag feidhmiú do dhaoine atá ag lorg cur fúthu sna Gaeltachtaí. Tá géarchéim ann. I gCeantar na nOileán, mar shampla, an rud is iontaí ná an méid tithíochta atá folamh agus tréigthe. Chomh maith leis sin, níl daoine in ann cead pleanála a fháil sa Ghaeltacht. An rud atá ag teastáil go géar ná treoirlínte, polasaithe agus beartais. Cheap mé, mar bhall den choiste, go raibh sé sin ag tarlú ar bhonn práinneach, ach tá an chosúlacht ar an scéal nach bhfuil. Níor tháinig an…

I have a very specific question about the help-to-buy scheme. I have been following up on this since the review was announced. What is the status of the review? Which body or person is carrying it out? When will it be completed?

When precisely was Mazars appointed? Will the report be produced by the closing date of 24 June? It seems an extraordinarily tight timeline. It has already taken this long since the review was announced in October 2021. I welcome the positive news but I want clarification on that point. I also want to know the cost of it. The range under the procurement guidelines is €25,000 to €144,000. The background is very important. This was introduced in the budget in 2016 for 2017, as the Minister of State well knows. It was…