Tá mé ag dul ar ais arís go cúrsaí na n-oileán. An uair seo, is mian liom tagairt a dhéanamh d’Inis Oírr agus Inis Meáin. Tá mé ag lorg eolais faoin choiste monatóireachta atá ann chun a chinntiú go mbeidh an obair atá ag teastáil déanta. I return to the issue of the islands. It is Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin this time, and the steering committee that has been set up to monitor progress on the essential works that need to be carried out on two piers, one on each island.

I thank the Minister for her answer and the clarification that the steering committee is meeting regularly, including that it met on 18 June and will meet again on 16 July. I know the Minister realises why we needed an islands policy and an implementation plan. We also urgently need legislation ensuring that rights given to the islanders are all based on legislation. We are left with - I will not call it a circus - this interchange on a regular basis for essential infrastructure on both islands. Phases 1 and 2 at C…

The work was stopped for economic reasons. The briefing given by the Department in 2020 was that phase 3 did not go ahead due to the economic downturn. We are now looking again at phase 3. There was a delay because it had to go to the National Maritime College of Ireland and all of that. If the Minister thinks my frustration is bad, she should be at some of the meetings where there is frustration and anger on the delay with this pier. There are also concerns about another pier. I understand that is all being looked…

I gently remind Members of the time limits.

Táimid ag dul ar aghaidh go dtí an dara ceist, ón Teachta Cairns.

I call the Tánaiste to respond.

I thank the Tánaiste. We are over time.

I thank the Deputy.

The Tánaiste, to respond, please.

Deputy, we are way over time.

I alert Members that we are working quickly through Second Stage of the Bill. I will call the last speaker and then go to the Minister.

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 Réada Cronin – to discuss the egregious situation at Shannonside Foods, Straffan. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire – to discuss the need for additional electric trains for the Cork metropolitan train network. Deputy Patrick Costello – to discuss Dublin City Council social housing flat complexes and redevelopment plans. Deputy Paul Murphy – to discuss the i…

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 Patrick Costello - To discuss Dublin City Council social housing flat complexes and redevelopment plans. Deputy David Stanton - To discuss allowing people on holiday or who are temporarily away from their voting area to avail of a postal vote. Deputy John McGuinness - To discuss child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, waiting lists. Deputy …

Deputy, please, you had six minutes. Let the Minister of State finish.

I am glad the Minister for Justice is here because I am returning to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The Department and the Government were under statutory duty to have an independent review of it in 2020. Four years later, that review has not been carried out and since then a decision has been made to depart from an independent review and have the Department's data and research unit do that. I have serious reservations about that. Is the Department on track now to have that completed in autumn, as a p…

Seanad amendments Nos. 2, 3, 14 to 23, inclusive, and 30 to 32, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad amendments Nos. 4, 8, 9, 11 to 13, inclusive, 33 and 34 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad amendments Nos. 24 to 29, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House and a message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.

Céad míle fáilte roimh na gcuairteoirí thuas staighre. Welcome to our visitors upstairs.