Deputy Cullinane is sharing time with Deputy Paul Donnelly.

Go raibh maith agat. Anois, Sinn Féin. I call na Teachtaí Quinlivan agus Browne. Is Deputy Quinlivan taking three minutes?

In total it is four and a half minutes.

I have one and a half minutes to deal with this complex issue, which is barely enough time to take a bite of an apple and trust that it is not rotten. I would use the word "rotten" regarding the deal that was done, which goes back as far as 1991 and 2007. Earlier this month, the ECJ told us that Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid, which Ireland is required to recover. The behaviour of the Government representatives in different interviews is cringeworthy regarding the amount - €14.1 billion. Let us be precise - €14…

The next speaker will be from People Before Profit-Solidarity. I know that Members are being caught because the debate is moving quickly and I know many of them want to speak on it, so I am just going to read out the Topical Issue Matters.

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: Deputy Pearse Doherty - to discuss the presence of defective concrete blocks in a community playgroup in Ardara, County Donegal. Deputy James O'Connor - to discuss flood relief measures in the east Cork region. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae - to discuss the need to progress the Killarney bypass. Deputy Michael Collins - to discuss restoring the full reimbursement fo…

I want to clarify something. The Rural Independent Group has this slot and 12 minutes are left. The debate adjourns at 8.21 p.m. It is between Deputy Healy-Rae and his colleague to decide, if his colleague wants to speak.

The Deputy will be in possession when the debate resumes tomorrow.

I thank Sinn Féin for the motion. Although I have concerns about it, I appreciate that the tenor of it is to reduce the cost for parents and I fully support that. What is missing is a commitment to the provision of public childcare and the operation of childcare. I know the Minister has done his best to reduce the cost and has brought in schemes, but he has ignored what the citizens' assembly asked for more than four years ago. It told us that 98% of childcare staff are female, the hourly wage of childcare staff is…

The division is deferred until the weekly division time next week.

Thank you, Deputy.

Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.

Táimid ag bogadh ar aghaidh anois go dtí an dara Saincheist Thráthúil. Deputies Mick Barry, Pádraig O'Sullivan agus Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire wish to discuss the lack of therapists at St. Killian's special school in Mayfield, Cork city. They have one minute and 20 seconds each.

Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 without amendment.

I thank the Minister of State.

We are over time.

Before the Minister of State comes back in, I call Deputy O'Reilly.

I thank the Minister of State.

I thank the Minister of State. We are way over time.

Before the Minister comes in, we will hear from Deputy Murnane O'Connor.