Does the Minister of State have cóip den oráid, a copy of the speech? Perhaps he would have it sent to us.

Is féidir linn bogadh ar aghaidh anois go dtí Sinn Féin. An bhfuil an Teachta Pa Daly ag roinnt a chuid ama leis an Teachta Louise O'Reilly?

I will wait for a minute before the Minister of State concludes because some speakers were in the Chamber and left, having assumed other speakers were going to come in.

I do not see any Members rushing into the debate, so I call the Minister of State to conclude.

We are about to conclude the debate, but if the House agrees, I will let Deputy Shanahan contribute, although the Minister of State will not be coming back in to reply. The Deputy is, however, welcome to make a contribution.

I welcome the announcement today that the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will finally open on 20 March and that the Government expects payments to be paid out in the second quarter. I welcome it, albeit with a delayed start of that application. Related to that will the Minister please clarify where he is in relation to the special mediator, Ms Sheila Nunan, who was appointed in May of last year around the negotiations with the religious orders? Is a report ready in relation to that? Will the money that…

But you did.

Is the Bill being opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

I welcome the opportunity. I thank the Minister for staying in the Chamber for the duration of this important debate. Between November 2018 and February 2024, there have been 22 incidents of arson and nobody has been convicted. I welcome that the Minister said in her speech that the Garda is taking an active approach and that some people have been arrested. However, for the attacks in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, there have been no convictions. We gave free rein to the idea that a building can be burnt down, wh…

The Deputy should conclude.

No, it is two minutes each. I call Deputy Daly.

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 James O'Connor - To discuss the provision of school transport within Youghal town. Deputy Réada Cronin - To discuss the mooted transfer of SJOG services to the HSE. Deputy Colm Burke - To discuss the waiting time for the allocation of home care hours to applicants in the Cork region. Deputy Sean Sherlock - To discuss the need to ensure adequate funding…

I have to caution the Deputy. He is asking the Minister to give an opinion but he is straying into accusations about the courts system. I understand the issue he is raising, which is important, but I ask him to be careful in the way he is putting it.

The Deputy is over time. He will get a chance to come back in on the subject matter.

I want to raise the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 and in particular, section 4, which places a statutory obligation on the Government to carry out a review within three years. Three years after enactment the Government did its job in the sense that it appointed an independent person, Ms Maura Butler, in July 2020. She was to conclude her review and to report within three months but that is almost four years ago now. That has not happened for various reasons, one being that Ms Butler had been appointed to …

I have learned that the Government is not carrying out an independent review.

Fáiltím roimh an mBille seo. Is Bille dearfach é an Bille Sláinte (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2024. Tá an Bille ag díriú isteach ar dhá rud ach go háirithe: fáil réidh leis an tástáil maoine i leith ioncam ó sheomra atá curtha ar cíos agus tuilleadh cumhachtaí a thabhairt do phoitigéirí na tíre. Is maith an rud é sin. Gabhaim buíochas arís leis an leabharlann as ucht an iris eolais a chuir sé ar fáil. Tá sé an-suimiúil agus cuireann sé gach rud i gcomhthéacs. Gabhaim buíochas leis an leabharlann as sin. I will not …