I have had the advantage of listening to the entire debate today and I feel I am swimming in mud. There have been wonderful words about affordable housing and cost-rental housing and all that type of language. I have read about the subject and listened to what was said today and I can only repeat that it is like swimming in mud trying to understood all of it. Then I stood back and wondered why that should be the case when this Bill is being described as transformative legislation. I am looking and what is missing h…

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 Bríd Smith - to discuss the impact of the quota for hook and line mackerel fishing on our coastal communities; (2) Deputy Patrick Costello - to discuss the appointment of a local community representative to the digital hub as required under the Digital Hub Development Act 2003; (3) Deputy Gino Kenny - to discuss commencement of the medical cannabis…

Go raibh míle maith agat.

Deputy-----

Deputy, there is no provision to come in again.

There are a few seconds left if the Minister of State wishes to respond but if he is finished, he is finished.

Go raibh maith agat.

I thank the Minister of State. Is there a copy of the reply available?

That concludes Topical Issue matters. We are a little ahead of schedule, so we will take a sos beag until 10 a.m.

Tá sé breis agus 70 bliain ó a forógraíodh an tír seo ina Phoblacht. Roimh an bhforógra sin, agus faraor, tar éis an fhorógra sin, níor cuireadh mórán béime ar ghuthanna na mban nó ar chearta na mban. Faraor, sa 21ú haois, táimid fós ag brath ar chomhlacht príobháideach agus ar charthanacht chun seirbhísí bunúsacha ó thaobh máithreacha agus leanaí a chur ar fáil dúinn. Nílimid chun glacadh leis sin. Sin an teachtaireacht láidir uaimse, ó na Daonlathaigh Sóisialta agus ó fhormhór na Dála. Nílimid chun glacadh leis s…

Tá seirbhísí faoisimh nó respite services á n-ardú agam inniu. Tá sé níos cirte easpa sheirbhísí faoisimh a rá, i nGaillimh ach go háirithe, ach de réir mar a thuigim, ar fud na tíre. I am referring to respite services. I am in receipt of a letter, dated 14 June, confirming there are no respite services in Galway and that, in the HSE West area, they will not be resumed because tá siad ag fanacht ar threoracha ón Rialtas - they are waiting for a national directive. A year and three months after the declaration of th…

We move now to the Rural Independent Group.

The time is up.

Fáiltím roimh an deis páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo. Tá mo thacaíocht go huile is go hiomlán taobh thiar den reachtaíocht seo mar go dtugann sí síneadh ama do na cosaintí atá ar fáil do thionóntaí. I welcome the Bill and am fully behind it in the context of the extension of protections to a small group of tenants. It will extend the emergency period for a further six months to 12 January for relevant persons. That qualifier is important. The definition of "relevant persons" means the Bill is very limited. I…

It is not for the sake of annoying Ministers but for working with them. That is why we are in this House.

Deputy Catherine Murphy moved an amendment to the first motion. Is the amendment being pressed?

A division has been demanded and it is postponed until the division time later this evening.

I ask the Minister to formally move the second motion.

Again, a division has been demanded and it will be taken later during division time.

There are a number of amendments proposed and 120 minutes have been allowed for the debate from start to finish.