That is a great one.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

I do not believe we will hear any more.

It does not have to be. The debate could happen first if the Government wanted.

Can I raise a point of order?

Twenty seconds.

I am very respectful of the Minister. I just want 20 seconds to raise a point.

The Minister said he has to bring it to the Cabinet, which he does, but he could bring it to an Oireachtas committee first before he does so. That is within the gift of the Minister.

Of course there is because-----

He could bring it to the Cabinet after it has been properly interrogated by the relevant Oireachtas committee. There is no point bringing it to us when it is a fait accompli and the Cabinet has signed off on it. He has the opportunity to bring it to an Oireachtas committee first.

Hear, hear.

Three weeks ago, the High Court found that the HSE was in breach of the Disability Act 2005 with regard to children's right to an assessment of need. It found that the HSE was cutting corners and depriving children of their rights. It also found that, as has been accepted by the head of the HSE, since 2014, the HSE had not been providing the Minister for Health with the statutory reports it is legally obliged to provide setting out the aggregate needs of all of the children and the services that are needed so that …

This is the second motion in three weeks that Sinn Féin has brought forward on this issue and we have brought it forward today because of a High Court ruling that has taken place since we moved our previous motion. We warned the Government that the HSE and indeed the Government itself were operating outside of the law when it came to providing children with disabilities with the comprehensive assessment of need that they are entitled to and that they deserve under the Disability Act 2005. That is what we have been …

There are only five forums up and running.

Hear, hear.

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. This is very important legislation for the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. I wish him well and I am sure he would have wanted to be here to move this legislation today. I acknowledge the work he has done in this area, and the fact that he is bringing forward the Bill. I wish him a speedy recovery. I welcome the introduction of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, and the opportunity it provides to us to speak on this and related issues. …

There was nothing done on home heating oil.

I commend an Teachta Tully on tabling this motion, which gives us an opportunity to discuss this very important issue. The Minister of State would accept that parents of children with disabilities or special needs should not need to battle to get access to an assessment of need or services. In recent days an Teachta Tully and I have met hundreds of parents in person and through Zoom whose experience is one of a constant battle. It was heartbreaking to hear parent after parent talk about how difficult it is to get a…

I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — there are now 1.34 million people on some form of health waiting list; — there are 893,043 people on hospital waiting lists as of February 2022; — there are 226,966 people on diagnostic waiting lists for CT, MRI, and ultrasound scans as of December 2021; — there are 224,631 people on primary and community healthcare waiting lists for mental health, disability, older person, and general community healthcare services as of September 2021; and — there is a crisis in general pra…