I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice and his office staff not just for their work on the motion but for giving us the opportunity to put a spotlight on this area. I appreciate and acknowledge all the help that is being given to the different sectors. However, since I was elected, I have looked for long-term, sustainable solutions. The lack of such solutions is the cause of my difficulty with the budget every year. This budget certainly exceeded all our expectations in t…

It was the Western Development Commission that was in the audiovisual room. I inadvertently said "the regional authorities" and I just wanted to correct that.

I am glad the Minister is here. I raised this issue last night in the context of a debate on a motion tabled by Sinn Féin. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, listened carefully. I refer to the absence of respite services in Galway. I hope the Minister takes this, with his background in finance and public expenditure and reform. When we speak about millions being allocated for services, it is a postcode lottery and is not based on rights. I have a letter here, with the name removed, which speaks of there being …

Go raibh maith agat. We are way over time.

In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time this evening.

The Select Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2024: Votes 25 and 40.

Although that was the concluding speech, I am going to allow Deputy Pa Daly in.

It is the Deputy's last chance now.

The cosy discussion Deputy Daly referred to did relate a little to the motion.

Amendments Nos. 63 to 67, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad amendments Nos. 72, 73, 92 and 93 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad amendments Nos. 77 to 91, inclusive, amendment No. 95, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 95 and amendment No. 96 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 97 to 114, inclusive, amendments Nos. 123 to 139, inclusive, and amendment No. 173 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Amendments Nos. 97, 105 to 109, inclusive, 123 to 127, inclusive, 129, 130, 134, 138 and 139 are all either technical amendments to address minor drafting issues, numbering or linguistic changes for clarity and are not substantive in nature. Amendments Nos. 98 to 104, inclusive, 110 to 114, inclusive, 128, 131 to 133, inclusive, 135 to 137…

Amendments Nos. 115 to 120, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Amendments Nos. 121 and 122 are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 140 to 153, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 154 to 168, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2024, taken earlier today. On the question “That the Bill be now read a Second Time” a division was claimed and that division must be taken now.

There are three more speakers on the Government side, one of whom is not here. Somebody might clarify that. The next speaker is Deputy Brophy. He has two minutes.

Here we go again. Since I was elected in 2016 I do not know how many times I have talked on these budgets and on these motions. Tonight we say we have been talking for a few years. Actually we have been talking for a very long time. The disability capacity review is a good place to start. The Minister of State did one of the introductions on that, along with the senior Minister and the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. That set out the situation. It set out the unmet need. It set out, damningly so, what happened from 2008…