We are beginning with Question No. 4.

No. The Ceann Comhairle's office must be notified. Other Members cannot come in on priority questions. Members have asked me about speaking on priority questions. Members cannot come in on another Member's priority question. If there is a change, the Ceann Comhairle's office must be notified beforehand and permission given. Otherwise, we are back to the bad old ways of Members changing at the last minute.

I am following up on some previous questions on park-and-ride facilities. I am asking a very straight question on the progress to date in rolling out park-and-ride facilities in Galway. What is the status of the ongoing detailed site options analysis and feasibility studies? Are they done? I know I am preaching to the converted but there has been no progress on rolling out park-and-ride facilities, an objective included in the city development plan in 2005.

I have read the response which, as I say, is one of the advantages of being in the Chair. These objectives were included in the city development plan in 2005 by the councillors. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, was there at the time. It was positive and proactive. We recognised that it was important. Yesterday or the day before, we saw the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which spelled out the terrible consequences there will be if we do not take action. The National Transport…

I honestly fully agree with the Minister but we are beyond all of that. We did this in our time as councillors. We asked for an integrated traffic solution. All of the eggs were put in the basket of the outer bypass and nothing was done. Reading the response, I see that we are still talking about some distant time in the future while the west of the city has gone off the record altogether. Of course, park-and-ride facilities are only one feature. Cycling, light rail, using Oranmore and Athenry and increasing the fr…

Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht ó thaobh an Bhille seo. Is Bille thar a bheith tábhachtach é an Bille agus ceapaim gur cinneadh dearfach é agus go bhfuil céim chun cinn i gceist leis. Tá neart oibre déanta ag a lán daoine sa Roinn agus ag an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas dóibh ach cuirfidh mé in iúl go bhfuil an obair sin atá déanta acu bunaithe ar obair na gcapall atá déanta ag eagraíochtaí eile taobh amuigh den Dáil. Is dócha go bhfuil sé sin admhaithe ag an Aire. Chomh maith leis sin, …

I welcome Senator Flynn. She said she came from a background of wheeling and dealing and she used those skills to great effect today when she went way beyond her time. Learning from that and building on those skills, maybe I will have the same success. She is the first Traveller ever elected to the Houses of the Oireachtas, which is significant, the first to address the Dáil, which is extremely significant, and her partner and child are here. We usually say behind every good man is a very good woman, but it is clea…

A Theachta Bríd Smith, are you sharing your time?

I will leave it to you both.

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: (1) Deputy Denis Naughten - to discuss the need to take decisive steps to improve mobile telephone coverage in rural areas for individuals, business and emergency services; (2) Deputy Michael Creed - to discuss extending the terms of the agreement with CE supervisors to Tús and rural social scheme supervisors; (3) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss with the Mi…

It is a serious matter but it is not related to the issue that was selected.

Thank you, Minister. We are over the allocated time.

I am really sorry but we now have ten minutes left for a 12-minute slot so we will be in trouble.

I thank the Minister of State for her co-operation and she has a full two minutes remaining.

I thank the Minister of State.

Fáiltím roimh an deis cúpla focal a rá le linn na ráitis maidir leis an nGaeilge chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a chomóradh. Úsáidfidh mé an frása a d'úsáid mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Pringle - táim ag tnúth leis an lá nach mbeidh gá le Sheachtain na Gaeilge nó le coicís na Gaeilge. Tá mearbhall orm; níl a fhios agam an coicís nó seachtain atá ann ach táim ag tnúth leis an lá nach mbeidh aon ghá le Seachtain na Gaeilge agus go mbeidh an Ghaeilge fite fuaite i ngnó na Dála go nádúrtha. Tá tús curtha leis sin; tá coiste…

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to amendment No. 1 in the name of Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett to the motion re support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. On Tuesday, 1 March 2022, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Will the Deputies claiming a division please rise?

As fewer than ten Members have risen I declare the amendment lost. In accordance with Standing Order 82 the names of the Deputies dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Dáil.

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to amendment No. 2 to the motion in the name of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. 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.