That is not true.

They are the Government's figures. It is a scale of ambition.

We still are.

We have put forward many solutions.

You crashed the-----

This is about your choices.

The Minister of State's Government-----

Not true.

I want to raise today the report of the independent review group into the Defence Forces but I might wait until the exodus has ended.

The independent review group report into the Defence Forces makes for shocking reading. It details really serious issues around a toxic culture that pertains in the Defence Forces. The report of the group chaired by Ms Justice Bronagh O'Hanlon makes findings over 50 pages and, on almost each of them, we see evidence of the abuse of members of our Defence Forces in Army barracks, on Naval Service boats, on overseas tours and elsewhere in the line of duty. Some of the shocking findings merit reading into the record o…

I thank the Taoiseach for the response and I echo his words of commendation for the immense work of, and the bravery shown by, members of the Defence Forces, who are renowned worldwide for their commitment to peacekeeping and for the immense service they have given on missions overseas for many years. However, I also acknowledge that, as the Taoiseach has said, the findings of this report make for alarming reading and disclose an ongoing and wide scale problem with the culture within the Defence Forces. I note the …

I welcome the news that the review of Ireland's abortion law has been completed. Will the Taoiseach commit to its immediate publication? We have learned that the review group, chaired by Ms Marie O'Shea, has recommended a more compassionate approach to the provision of reproductive healthcare. We understand it supports one of the measures we called for in our submission, that being, the removal from the legislation of the patronising and unworkable three-day wait. The State should not inflict more trauma and stress…

It was reported in the newspapers today.

While the Government won the vote of confidence today with the support of some Independents, we still have no clarity from it on the measures that will be in place in three days' time for families facing eviction from 1 April. I appeal to the Taoiseach to take the last chance offered by the vote later today on the Sinn Féin Bill which we, and Opposition parties generally, will support. It is one last chance to ensure the no-fault eviction ban is extended on a temporary basis to give the Government the necessary tim…

They can be met with the right build.

The Taoiseach set out some of the resource-efficiency practices that have been put in place in Government Buildings, including through the provision of bicycle parking facilities. That is very welcome but I ask the Taoiseach to use his influence with the OPW, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and the Ceann Comhairle to ensure cycle-friendly, active-travel-friendly measures are implemented here in Leinster House. For some years now, I and several other cyclists have been trying to get covered bicycle-parking facil…

I thank the Taoiseach for his update on his engagement with the Spanish Prime Minister. Indeed Prime Minister Sánchez attended a Party of European Socialists party leaders' event, which I also attended, in Berlin in October. He spoke there about the Iberian social democratic model of energy price cap that he and the Portuguese Prime Minister, who is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, had implemented. In his engagement with Prime Minister Sánchez, did the Taoiseach discuss with him that model of pric…

What about the energy price cap introduced in Spain and whether that was discussed at the meeting with Pedro Sánchez?

Hear, hear.

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit agus leis na Teachtaí go léir a labhair sa díospóireacht ar oideachas. On behalf of the Labour Party, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, and the Minister, Deputy Foley, for their contributions and the support of all colleagues in the House who spoke on this important motion we in the Labour Party have submitted. I commend in particular Deputy Ó Ríordáin, our education spokesperson, who crafted the motion and spoke so powerfully about it. Our aim in tabling the motion is…