It is my pleasure to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House. She is a very popular visitor.

I thank Senator Dolan for her timing. I want to ensure that Senator Murphy gets two minutes or else he might think I was acting in a partisan fashion.

I have to be. Otherwise I would be in trouble.

I thank Senators Dolan and Murphy. They are setting a very good standard of working for a common objective in the constituency. I invite the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, to respond.

The Minister of State will respond at the end.

I concur with the Senator. As he will be aware, I have a lot of family in that catchment area. This is a tragic situation where people are out of their homes etc. but the Senator has put the case very well so there is no reason for the Chair to make a further intervention on it. I now call Senator Conway to speak on behalf of the Fine Gael grouping.

I thank Senator Conway. The proposition is clear.

I wish to draw the House's attention to the fact that Members are not allowed to suggest that a Minister might have misled the House or an Oireachtas committee.

We will move on. I call Senator Gavan.

I welcome our guests from Monksland, which is an area near Athlone, to the Gallery. It is good to have them visiting Leinster House.

There will be interruptions.

An chéad Seanadóir eile le labhairt linn ná an Seanadóir Lombard.

Go raibh maith agat.

The Senator has done that very well.

I thank Senator Horkan very much. I know he speaks with professional experience as well as in his public representational role. Senator Davitt is next.

I thank Senator Davitt very much indeed for raising that important matter. We move now to Senator McGahon.

I thank the Acting Leader, Senator Kyne, for his comprehensive responses and, indeed, for displaying an in-depth knowledge of scripture as well. It is another facet of his knowledge that we were unaware of previously.

The next item is Committee Stage of the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021, which will adjourn after two hours, if not previously concluded. It is my pleasure to welcome our colleague and friend, the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Hackett, in her official capacity. All the interested people are assembled, I think.

I congratulate Senator Martin on his great work and welcome the interest groups in the Gallery.

To be clear, we will allow some validatory words and general remarks, but Committee Stage is finished, so we will not speak to the Bill.