With the indulgence of the House, before I call on the next speaker I welcome the President of Malta, H. E. Dr. George Vella, to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. He is very welcome here today and I thank him very much for his visit. I know he has had a busy day today and has been with President Higgins and with the Taoiseach. On my own behalf and on behalf of Seanad Éireann, I extend to him a céad míle fáilte to Ireland. I wish him every success on the rest of his visit. In addition, I welcome to the House the M…

I welcome a delegation from the Embassy of the United States: Mr. Peter Glennon, Mr. Ted Danovitz and, for the first time in the Oireachtas, Mr. Peter Thesis. They are very welcome and I thank them for being here. Amendment No. 5 has been ruled out of order as there is a potential charge on the Revenue.

Dáil Éireann passed the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 on 22 February 2023, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the Institutional Burials Act 2022, which provides a lawful basis for the excavation, exhumation and identification of remains, and their dignified reburial at the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam and at any site where intervention is required to address manifestly…

Before I call on the first Senator, I welcome the students and staff members from the Holy Family Senior National School, Swords, County Dublin, to the Gallery. Tá fíor-fháilte rompu go léir go dtí Teach Laighean. I hope they have a very enjoyable and educational day. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, is very welcome.

I apologise to Senator Boyhan that the Minister's script was not available.

I welcome students from the renowned St. Mel's College in Longford to the Public Gallery. I also welcome their teachers, Mr. Clarke and Ms McGuinness - I hope I have got the name right - and Deputy Joe Flaherty, who is their host. I hope they have a very educational and beneficial day here i dTeach Laighean. Ba mhaith liom fíorfháilte a chur rompu go léir. I now call on Senators Hoey and Gavan, who are sharing time. As Senator Black is not present, the Senators will have equal time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Before I call on Senator Hoey, I ask Members to join me in welcoming a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Moldova, led by their speaker, H.E. Mr. Igor Grosu. On behalf of Seanad Éireann, I extend a fíorfháilte rompu go léir. Tá céad míle fáilte rompu. I wish them a very successful visit to our country and thank them for being here today.

Is the Senator seeking a debate?

With the permission of Senator Ahearn, I will call Senator Gerry Horkan, who has a meeting to go to with a delegation from Moldova.

I thought Senator Horkan was in the Eurovision for a minute. I call Senator Ahearn.

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Róisín Garvey - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on plans to enable farmers to have small-scale anaerobic digestion plants to enable them to create their own energy. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to launch a marketing campaign in North America to promote rural Irish tourism opportunities…

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

I thank the Minister of State. She is making me yearn for travel after that reply.

Before I ask the Deputy Leader to outline the Order of Business, I welcome H.E. Mrs. Kairi Künka, the Estonian ambassador to Ireland, to our Gallery. Tomorrow is Estonia’s national day. I welcome the ambassador and congratulate her and the people of Estonia on their national day, which we are celebrating today in the Oireachtas to commemorate the Estonian Declaration of Independence. Ambassador Künka is a new ambassador. She is six months in the job in Dublin. I thank her for her friendship. I look forward, as Cath…

Is the Senator calling for a debate?

This is the Order of Business. It is not a Second Stage speech.

I will.

I am sorry Senator-----

I hate to interrupt the Senator. This is the Order of Business and it is not-----