Is that happening now?

We will keep an eye on it.

Amendment No. 43 in the name of Senators Higgins, Ruane, Flynn and Black arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 43 and 44 are related. Amendment No. 44 is a physical alternative to No. 43. Amendments Nos. 43 and 44 may be discussed together, by agreement.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendment No. 46 is in the name of Senators Higgins, Ruane, Flynn and Black. We have changed the groupings. As I understand it, amendments Nos. 46 to 51, inclusive, 68, 70 to 72, inclusive, and 149 to 154, inclusive-----

A vote is being called in the Dáil. Does the Minister of State want me to suspend the sitting in order that he can attend the vote?

We will keep going and the Minister of State can give me the nod when he needs to leave. Amendments Nos. 71 and 72 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 70. Amendments Nos. 46 to 51, inclusive, 68, 70 to 72, inclusive, and 149 to 154, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I am sorry to interrupt, but the Minister of State has to leave to attend the vote in the Dáil.

To take the tone down and move it on-----

For the last two years, the British-Irish relationship has been at its lowest ever ebb. I hope that with a new Prime Minister will come a new fostering of that relationship. As soon as a new Prime Minister is appointed, we should have a debate in this House about how to bring that relationship up from rock bottom to a workable one. We can look at Boris Johnson and others as some sort of Shakespearean tragedy. At the minute, he is like King Lear wandering lost in the storm, cursing the loss of his kingdom. It is Nix…

This is the danger of populism. It can never be left unchecked. Those of us in centrist parties must never forget that the centre must hold. This is the danger of electing populist demagogues. It results in people with no respect for democracy or the public who attempt to cling to power at all costs. It is utterly disgusting. We have to be very clear that we in this country are not immune to that. We are not immune to someone from the far right or the far left or any sort of thing happening. Those of us in politica…

The Acting Chair should do whatever he is comfortable with.

Senator Ruane has made many good points. As she said at the end of her contribution, it is about having the full body of knowledge when it comes to the use of AI. These amendments have led to a good discussion. I hope, at some stage in the future, the House will have a wider debate on the use of technology, including AI. I agree with the Senator's point that chief executives of local authorities are not properly trained to engage with CCTV. That training requirement is a really important aspect for the Government t…

Before we continue, I wish to welcome H.E. Lironne Bar Sadeh, the Israeli ambassador to Ireland, and her delegation to Seanad Éireann. It is great to have you here.

A number of Members have indicated their wish to speak and I call now on Senator Craughwell.

We have a number of speakers remaining, namely, Senators Malcolm Byrne, Craughwell, Dolan and Mullen. I call Senator Byrne now to speak.

I gave speakers some latitude. I ask Senators to keep to the subject of amendments in order that we can get through them as quickly as possible.

There was a mix-up.

We are still on section 2, amendment No. 2, in the names of Senators Norris, Clonan, Boyhan, and McDowell. There was a mistake with the TV-----

There were no mistakes with the grouping. The mistake was with the TV screen.