I am sorry to burst the Minister's self-acclaimed-----

-----declaration that he is the voice of Palestine in Europe. Actions speak louder than words.

The Minister might outline a response.

The difference is we would take action.

We would take action. If I was in Deputy Coveney's position as Minister, I would take action.

I would stand up for human rights, not turn a blind eye.

According to a previous figure we were given, €14.7 million worth of military equipment was imported from Israel and Israeli arms companies. That included equipment for the Army such as spy equipment, artillery control systems, sophisticated weaponry such as that used by forces to fire around corners, Kevlar helmets and drones for spying. It would not be lost on the Minister that, in 2013, Ireland signed up with a number of other countries at the UN to the Arms Trade Treaty. That treaty prohibits the State from aut…

International best practice and blah, blah, blah, blah is what we hear. What we hear is the Minister contradicting himself in the grandiose statements he makes condemning the actions of Israel. Israel is moving to expel Palestinians from villages to carry out live military operations and live firing actions. These are villages that have been funded by Irish Aid. The equipment we are purchasing from Israel has been battle tested in illegally occupied territories. The Minister might think that is okay but I do not. T…

The Government is in breach of the Arms Trade Treaty that it signed up to in 2013.

I want the Government to take action.

I want the Government to take action. That is what I want you to do.

Last week, the Government announced the climate action plan. Unfortunately, what we have seen today in the NTA's draft transport strategy from 2022 until 2042 is a failure to bring forward ambition. There is certainly no ambition when it comes to Wicklow. Unfortunately, we have a Government that makes little mention of Wicklow, especially west Wicklow, which has little or no public transport. The Government is blocking the upgrade of the N81, which is critical infrastructure. If the Government is serious about redu…

This morning, it was reported it is proposed to reduce car journeys by 500,000 per day under the climate action plan to reduce carbon emissions. Key to that is investing in our public transport. In my constituency in Wicklow, we have a 19th century public transport service and infrastructure, the Dublin-Rosslare rail line, which serves through the county down to Wicklow town and Arklow. What plans are in place to expand the capacity and frequency of the rail service through Wicklow?

The Minister mentioned the national development plan in which there is no mention of the Dublin-Rosslare line. I am a firm believer in "build it and they will come". Unfortunately, we have a 19th century rail line through Wicklow, which has received no upgrades for many decades. We have five services out of Wicklow, with two in the morning, one in the afternoon and two in the evening. Coming from Dublin into Wicklow, the first train to leave Dublin is at 9.33 a.m. If we are serious about getting people out of cars,…

Unfortunately, the Minister of State did not answer the question I asked. I know there are plans to look at the DART between Bray and Greystones. I asked specifically about extending the DART from Bray to Wicklow Town. That gives us a serious opportunity to deal with the congestion on the N11. On the N11 on a daily basis there are thousands of people sitting in their cars stuck in traffic, when we have a 19th-century rail line. That is where the investment needs to be, if we are serious about getting people out of …

The dental treatment services scheme is in complete chaos. This important scheme provides access to dental treatment to some of the most vulnerable people in the State - those who hold medical cards. My constituency of Wicklow is one of the worst-affected counties in the State. In 2017, 52 dentists were participating in the scheme. That is now down to 18 dentists within the county. The impact this has had means that some of the most vulnerable people are foregoing treatment, have to travel large distances to try to…

Answer the question.

The Taoiseach's response is disingenuous.

Is that a "No"?

Some of the Taoiseach's own party members were opposed to it, in fairness.