Before I call on the next speaker, on my behalf and on behalf of the members of the House, I welcome and extend a huge céad míle fáilte to our parliamentary friends and delegation from Malawi. They are very welcome to Leinster House. I thank them for being here and for their visit to Ireland. I had the pleasure of meeting their Speaker Ms Catherine Gotani Hara in Bahrain. She is a wonderful person. On my behalf and on behalf of the House, I extend our sympathies to the delegation on the huge loss of life during the…

I realise I am meant to be impartial in the Chair but I must say to the Senator, as a Member of the Oireachtas, that the situation in Cork that he has outlined is pretty poor.

I congratulate the Senator on that significant outcome and wish the committee every success in its deliberations. I am smiling because I know that she showed us yesterday a photograph of herself as a young student with former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. Perhaps she thought little on that day of the work and the good she would do between then and now. She should take a bow this morning. On behalf of all of us, congratulations.

The next speaker is Senator Dolan. I apologise to her again for the mix-up with her Commencement matter this morning. We are endeavouring to rectify the matter for tomorrow.

Before I call on the Leader to reply to the Order of Business, it is important for us to remember that this day 100 years ago marked the end of our Civil War. We remember today all of those who died and suffered in that Civil War. We think of them today.

I welcome the students from St. Augustine's School in Blackrock who have very patiently waited today to be welcomed to Leinster House. Thank you for being here and for your patience. I hope you have a very enjoyable visit to Leinster House. I hope the visit is a success. The end of school term is almost upon you. Beir bua libh go léir. We will grant them a no homework or project day.

No.

I welcome Deputies Leddin and Seán Crowe and their guests to the Public Gallery.

Before proceeding further, on behalf of the Members of the House, I welcome US Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and a great friend of mine, Fr. Joseph McGilloway, who are visiting us from Alaska. Senator Murkowski, as the Members will know, is a five-time Senator; the daughter of former Senator and Governor, Frank Murkowski, and the first Alaskan-born Member of Congress from the state of Alaska. She is here as part of a pilgrimage with Fr. McGilloway, who has been a friend of mine for more than 30 years and ministe…

Before the Minister comments, I welcome the staff from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, as well as guests of Deputy Réada Cronin. They are very welcome to the House and I thank them for their work, on behalf of all of us. Did Senator Gavan indicate a wish to speak?

Amendments Nos. 43, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 71 to 74, inclusive, 81, 82, 88 to 90, inclusive, 93 to 101, inclusive, 104 to 107, inclusive, and 109 are related and may be discussed together.

Amendment No. 45 in the names of Senator Warfield, Boylan, Ó Donnghaile and Gavan has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge to the Revenue.

Amendment No. 47 in the names of Senator Warfield, Boylan, Ó Donnghaile and Gavan has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge to the Revenue.

Amendment No. 49 in the names of Senator Warfield, Boylan, Ó Donnghaile and Gavan has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge to the Revenue.

Amendment No. 51 in the names of Senator Warfield, Boylan, Ó Donnghaile and Gavan has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge to the Revenue.

We are not there yet, but I will come back to the Deputy.

Before we proceed, I welcome to the Chamber members of the Irish Naval Service from Haulbowline. The NCOs are joined by Superintendent Dermot Mann. I thank them on behalf of all Members of the House for their work and their dedication to keeping us all well. Patrolling the Irish Sea is not easy at times. There are some Members they could take home and not bring back. We would be happy with that.

I will not. I thank our guests sincerely for their work on behalf of us all. As it is past 5 p.m., the debate must now be adjourned in accordance with the order of the Seanad today.

Sorry, Senator, you are long enough here to know the rules.

Senator, you had your chance to speak.