I do not want to use the word "welcome" because I cannot convey my sense of frustration that I am back here talking about domestic abuse during statements. The only change here is that we are talking about actions to address domestic abuse. That is a slight positive change. The Taoiseach's speech was very good on generalities and positive messages with very few specifics. If we are talking about actions, I had hoped, at the very least, he would have given specifics. Deputy Howlin reinforced that by stating we shoul…

Thank you Deputy. We are over time.

Allow the Minister to answer.

I understand Deputy Funchion is taking the next question.

Seanad Éireann has passed the Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021, without amendment.

Dia dhaoibh ar maidin. Tá sé iontach a bheith ar ais sa Dáil, fiú más lá amháin atá i gceist. Good morning, Members. It is lovely to be back in the Dáil Chamber, as I believe the last time that we sat here was in December. We are beginning with statements on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

Certainly Deputy, but as I understand it, on the instructions before me it is statements only this morning, to be concluded within 145 minutes. I call Deputy Cullinane.

What is before me is what is before me but I will afford the Minister the opportunity to reply here now.

I ask Deputies to respond very briefly.

The points have been made on now. The Minister has 20 minutes to speak now.

The lines have been drawn, the questions have been asked, replies have been given and we will proceed now.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Táimid ag bogadh ar ais go dtí an Rialtas. There are three speakers listed here but I am not sure about that. There are 11 minutes of speaking time remaining. An Teachta Pádraig O'Sullivan is here. I am not sure if he is taking all 11 minutes but he is entitled to do so.

Unless the Deputy's colleagues arrive.

Forgive me if I avoid niceties in the two minutes and ten seconds available to me. The Minister spoke about the role of pharmacists. It is emerging that pharmacists learned about it this morning when the Minister went on "Morning Ireland". Then we learned there are only some approved pharmacists so it is not a question of all pharmacists being involved. We understand there are no approved pharmacists in Connemara. I stood up in the House in March of last year and gave my full support to draconian legislation on the…

I remind Members who may be in the Leinster House campus that the debate is moving very quickly. As the speakers for the next slots are not here, I am moving on to the Independent Group.

I thank the Minister. She will get a chance to get back in.

I thank the Minister.

I remind members watching proceedings on screens that the questions are moving on. I will skip over the next question because the Deputy is not here.

I am a bit uncomfortable going into the details of a specific case. I presume Deputy Smyth has permission to raise the name.