I thank the Minister for the reply. The Minister stated that she was aiming for 2022 but because of the strain that both employers and employees are now under as a result of Covid-19 she is implying, without actually saying it, that the date will extend beyond that. Could she be more specific as to when we can anticipate that auto-enrolment scheme to be introduced?

I have some sympathy for some of the arguments that have been made. Deputy Boyd Barrett ignores the part of the social contract that was fulfilled. He probably never thought he would see such a day when the State would fulfil this kind of social contract. The State did its bit in the face of an emergency. However, he has raised questions on which I am confused. The Minister has said it is overwhelmingly people who are returning home, but it would be helpful if she could furnish the House with statistics. It clearly…

We proceed now to questions to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. Question No. 1 is in the name of Deputy Ó Broin.

I would like to hear only one voice.

Deputy Ó Broin, please.

The time for that question is over. The Deputy is not allowed to come in. I will move on to the next question from Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

I take it that the Deputy is satisfied with the Minister's answer.

I believe Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú wants to come in on this question.

Deputy Pearse Doherty wants to come in.

I welcome this debate. Having listened to the contributions, no politician has a monopoly on the outrage of what has happened to the Debenhams workers. No politician has a monopoly on disgust at how a company can treat people who have worked more than 30 years of their lives for it, giving it incredible service. Several Members this evening made assumptions and pedalled the line that Government and Fianna Fáil politicians are doing nothing. I have seen it before in my constituency and elsewhere this idea that prote…

I am being heckled. Nobody heckled these speakers when they proposed the motions. I have seen how the Deputies of the left manipulate vulnerable workers and force their mantra about an idealistic socialist republic. I have been on the protest marches and met these workers too. However, I did not bring Fianna Fáil flags, banners, placards or megaphones and lead the workers off with this tempting vision of a socialist workers' republic. I did not manipulate them. Speaking on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Paul McAuli…

I thank my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, for appearing in the Chamber to take this Topical Issue matter. I begin with a quote: "He's been an outstanding doctor and the best dad we could have asked for." So said Dr. Samar Fatima Ali, daughter of Dr. Syed Waqqar Ali, in paying tribute to her father this evening. The Minister will be aware that Dr. Ali, who worked at Tallaght Hospital in my constituency and at the Mater Hospital, died today following a battle with Covid-19. Dr. Syed Waqq…

I will not go on at length. I am very grateful for the Minister's response, which is very generous and compassionate on behalf of the Government and the State. He rightly referenced the awful nature of the exposure of front-line workers to the virus. Notwithstanding all the personal protective equipment, PPE, the virus is such an insidious thing that front-line workers are unable in some cases to escape it. In today's awful case, we can see that Dr. Ali succumbed to it after a considerable battle. I thank the Minis…

I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, on the good news of his recent appointment.

We will move on to Question No. 2 in the name of Deputy Paul Murphy.

No, the Deputy has used up all his time. He went well over it in putting his initial question. There are four minutes overall for supplementary questions and we have exceeded that.

I clicked the bell at one minute when the Deputy was putting his supplementary question. He went well over two minutes and the Minister then had two minutes to respond. The Deputy has exhausted his time.

The Member who tabled Question No. 9 is not here. We will move on to Question No. 10 in the name of Deputy Doherty.

I have been informed that I can take Deputy Paul Murphy's question and the earlier one. For the Minister's information, these are Questions Nos. 9 and 16. We are taking a step back to the previous question. Questions Nos. 9 and 16 were to be taken together and Question No. 16 is in Deputy Paul Murphy's name.

This was not actually the Deputy's question.