Order, please.

Tá an t-am caite.

Míle buíochas. I thank Deputy Smyth for the excellent committee report on working conditions and skills shortages in Ireland's tourism and hospitality sector. I thank Senator Micheál Carrigy for his participation. I thank the Minister for her engagement with us today. Notwithstanding the debate we have had today, our hospitality sector is pivotal to our nation and we are well served by the men and women who work in that industry, and we thank them as well.

I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to discussion of the amendment. On Report Stage, each non-Government amendment must be seconded. Amendments Nos.1 and 2, in the names of Senators Higgins and Black, are out of order

Amendment No. 3, in the names of Senators Higgins and Black, arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 3 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:Senator Eileen Flynn - The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the roll-out of the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme to the Traveller community. Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the re-opening of Crusheen railway station on the Ennis to Galway line. Senator Erin McGreehan - The need for the Minister…

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to the House.

Before I call the Minister of State I wish to welcome the students from Mitchelstown who are in the Gallery. They are very welcome and I hope they have a very productive and fruitful visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Tá cead fáílte mór roimh go léir.

Happy Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday, to everybody. I call on the Leader to outline the proposed Order of Business.

I remind Members of the three-minute rule on the Order of Business and I will be applying it stringently from today onwards. In fairness to Senator Dooley, he was within the three minutes. I ask Members to co-operate with this.

We now move to the two-minute slots and I remind Members they are entitled to raise one item.

I wish to be associated with the congratulations to Senator Rebecca Moynihan and her husband Barra on the birth of baby Margot Iosóid. I wish them every success and happiness, and I welcome baby Margot to our parliamentary community. It is also a day of sorrow. As Senator Conway outlined, Bishop David O'Connell was tragically killed in Los Angeles. We send his family in Cork our sympathies as well.

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the rebalancing of network tariffs by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities towards domestic accounts to be paid for by higher prices for large energy users. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of additional non-consultant hospital doc…

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

I welcome the Lithuanian ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Marijus Gudynas, to the Chamber. As Members know, the previous Cathaoirleach commenced the celebration of different countries' national days. It is a good idea, which I hope to continue. Today, I congratulate the Lithuanian people and their ambassador on their country's Restoration of the State Day. I welcome Deputy Devlin, who is the chairperson of the Ireland-Lithuania friendship group, and thank him for the work he is doing. I thank the ambassador for his work…

At this point, I welcome Minister of State, Deputy Richmond's wife Babs and their two children Luke and Beth to the House. I am glad their childminder in chief, Senator McGahon, is also present. Maybe Luke might call him uncle John or whatever but I sometimes wonder who is the bigger juvenile, Luke or Senator McGahon. They are most welcome to the House.

Dáil Éireann passed the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 on 15 February 2023, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Amendment No. 4 in the names of Senators Higgins and Black is out of order due to irrelevant subject matter. Amendment No. 5 in the name of Senators Higgins and Black is ruled out of order on the basis of relevance to the Bill. Amendment No. 6 in the names of Senators Higgins and Black is ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the matter of the Bill.