Have you not seen it yet?

Ask Deputy Ó Broin where the housing plan is.

We have changed that.

Yes.

Tá mé sásta an cheist sin a fhreagairt.

First, I appreciate all the work that everyone has put into this Bill, including the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Chairman is here, as are many of the members who have been heavily involved in this Bill as it was brought forward and was being produced. We have had extensive input into it. There is no truncation of the Second Stage process at all. I do not intend to read every single section but I intend to provide a good outline and overview of it. Second Stage will run into next w…

Well I am not going to do that.

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." It is difficult to understate the importance that planning plays in almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives. Good planning can deliver generational benefits that will last many lifetimes. Blockages within the planning system can delay critical infrastructure such as housing, renewable energy, transport, and even discourage development from coming forward for consideration. Planning is, by its essence, a complex process. It balances the wider needs of society an…

The Deputy said it was rushed.

No, I did not. I wrote to-----

-----Deputy Cian O'Callaghan as well.

Carry on. This is great stuff.

You said it was rushed, though.

The Companies and Taxes Consolidation Acts.

As colleagues have said, across the board there has been shock and horror expressed at the injuries inflicted on small children and a brave crèche worker last Thursday afternoon. Like everyone here today, I send my best wishes to them and their families. They are at the forefront of our thoughts as we discuss what happened last Thursday. I say this as somebody born and raised in Dublin. What unfolded on Thursday night was an absolute disgrace. It was wanton thuggery and violence perpetrated by a very small minority…

We will not use horrific events such as this to try to further political agendas.

You have not put forward one solution or one idea.

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023 is to provide for the number of Members of Dáil Éireann, the revision of constituencies and the number of Members to be elected for such constituencies in light of the results of census 2022. In broad terms, the Bill provides for the total number of Members of Dáil Éireann to be 174 and for the number of constituencies to be 43 in accordance with the recommendations in the Constituency Review Report 2023 published …

I too welcome those homeowners affected by this serious issue, which the Government is committed to helping resolve. Since the receipt of Government approval in January of this year, I have made considerable progress on the various programmes of work that are required to place the apartment remediation scheme on a statutory footing. We all agree it is important that this happens. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is complex. There are legal, technical and financial issues and challenges involved in establishing the…

In my initial answer I wanted to inform the Deputy, the House and most importantly residents that there is work ongoing on this on a daily basis. We have appointed the programme manager in the Housing Agency, who will be speaking to residents next week when we have a further webinar on 14 November. I am pleased to inform homeowners that the interim scheme addressing essential fire safety works is being finalised. That will be completed within a matter of weeks. The Housing Agency is appointing a programme manager t…