I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Next Tuesday, at 1 p.m.

I thank the Leader for outlining the Order of Business, which I am very much in agreement with. I welcome my friends Breege and Sam and their work experience colleagues who are here today. They are very welcome to the House. It is clear Breege has been instrumental in helping Senator Conway, whom I know since my college days. He is very successful in his own right but I know Breege contributes substantially to that. I say "Well done" to her. The test of a good budget is that we do not talk about it very much the fo…

No.

Senator Craughwell probably wanted a second round.

I did not. I stuck to my limit.

Hear, hear.

Before I commence, I welcome to the Public Gallery the students from CBS Roscommon. They are very welcome to Seanad Éireann as the guests of Deputy Naughten. I have a grandmother from Strokestown so there is a bit of Roscommon in me somewhere.

I welcome to the House the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond.

When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I understand the Minister of State would like to make a few concluding remarks, which I will allow him to do.

I thank the Minister of State. As a member and Vice Chair of the finance committee in the last term, I know how complex this area is. That we got through it quite expeditiously, as the Minister of State mentioned, is a testament to the legislation that has been put together by the Minister's officials. It is so important we have unanimity in this House on this topic. I thank Senators Casey and Maria Byrne for their efforts and their significant contributions on Second Stage.

We have discussed so much already. We are dealing with it. It is not Senator Byrne's fault.

Senator Ward cannot.

Senator Ward still cannot speak to the amendment.

Next Tuesday. I thank the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, and her officials for all the work that has gone into this. I spoke on this Bill on Second Stage in February in the presence of the current Taoiseach, who was covering for the Minister in the Department of Justice. I also thank him, but especially the Minister, for all the work. I also thank all the Senators who contributed a lot more to this afternoon's debate than I did. I was listening intently and learned a lot. I am not a practitioner in the court…

I am not sure we are allowed to do that anymore.