We will move to the next question.

Can Members please respect the Chair? I will say again that I do not mind robust exchanges – they are fine – but the carry-on here on Thursday mornings is nothing short of shameful. I ask Members to acknowledge the Chair, acknowledge Standing Orders and please conduct the debate in an orderly fashion.

Yes.

Thank you.

Tánaiste, please.

You should conclude, Deputy Tóibín.

You should conclude, Deputy.

Before we move to Questions on Policy or Legislation, I wish to acknowledge the group of students in the Public Gallery. They sat patiently through all of the Leaders' Questions and other business of the House. I do not know where or what constituency they are from or what school they might be from, but I want to give them a bit of homework. They might write to the Ceann Comhairle to let us know what they thought of this morning's behaviour.

I would love to hear from them, because my 12-year-old grandchild tells me that if her class behaved the way some people behave in this House-----

-----they would be sent to the principal's office. I do not know what the equivalent of that would be in Dáil Éireann-----

-----but, certainly, I could pick out a few from this morning and most other Thursday mornings, whom I would love to send to the principal's office. I look forward to hearing from the students.

Tá Roghchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge de chuid Dáil Éireann tar éis athbhreithniú a chríochnú ar na Meastacháin seo a leanas i gcomhair seirbhísí poiblí le haghaidh seirbhísí na bliana dár gcríoch an 31 Nollaig 2026: Vóta 42 - an Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta.

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

We did not just arrive at these numbers overnight. This has been ongoing since 2011, I would say, and successive governments since then ignored all the signals that would tell them a problem was emerging in housing. Local councils even ignored it. They massaged the figures to make things look better and pretended there was no problem when, in fact, there was a massive and growing problem. I was often criticised during those years when I raised the issue of housing and the fact that it was not being delivered at a p…

Earlier the Taoiseach stated again that every child is constitutionally entitled to an education. What happens when the main contractors to the State for school bus transport fails to bring children from their local village or town to the school to get that education? That is this case in a number of places in Kilkenny, including Mullinavat and Ballyhale and in particular Gowran where 50 families are affected. The Minister sanctioned the bus service through Bus Éireann in 2024. To date, there has been a stop-start …

The senior Minister had to leave earlier because she is attending a meeting with the Taoiseach regarding the next business, which is a State apology. She referred to that as she left the Chamber. I would like that to be noted.

The Select Committee on Disability Matters has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2026: Vote 40 - Children, Disability and Equality.

Before calling on the Taoiseach, I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery today Mary Dunlevy Greene, Mary Donovan, Maurice O’Connell and Miriam Moriarty Owens, all of whom are survivors of institutional abuse. I also welcome their friends, family and supporters who, alongside Patricia Carey, the Government-appointed special advocate for survivors, have joined us in the Public Gallery. They are all very welcome.

The Select Committee on Transport has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2026: Vote 31 - Transport. The Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2026: Vote 37 - Social Protection and Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development. The Select Committee on Housing…