I thank everybody who has been involved in the debate. I welcome the fact that the motion is not being opposed. Genuinely, the Minister and Minister of State have heard tonight that people want to work constructively. That is why we brought this motion forward. We want to highlight the issues. I imagine that Government Deputies, like everyone else, were inundated with people asking why they were excluded from the scheme. I do not believe that any Deputy, whether in opposition or in government, wants to exclude anyb…

I do not know.

No, because we are going to have a vote and it will depend on how the vote goes.

Deputies Bacik, Kelly and Nash are sharing time

Thank you Deputy Healy-Rae..

You are 30 seconds over your time.

Thank you Deputy, you are over time.

Deputy, you are a full minute over your time.

Deputy, please show some respect.

I ask Deputy Healy-Rae to resume his seat please.

I ask Deputy Healy-Rae to resume his seat please.

Is the Deputy taking his full ten minutes or is he sharing time?

In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the next weekly division time.

I wish to commend my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, on introducing the motion. Nowhere is it more evident how vital the National Ambulance Service is than in a rural community and constituency like my own. Nowhere are funding cuts, staff shortages, burnout and inadequate facilities more evident or more keenly felt than in rural communities. I know from the calls that I have received on this issue that the service is not fit for purpose in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. It is totally and utterly unfair to those who wor…

That there were systemic failures and shortcomings, a failure to monitor, review and supervise, that there were numerous and notable warning signs and that her case disappeared from view are just some of the devastating findings of the two interim reports of the Farrelly commission of investigation. Running to nearly 800 pages, the two interim reports map out in significant detail the breathtaking failures of a system that was meant to protect a vulnerable person. There have been reviews, investigations and a numbe…

I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, for bringing this important motion forward. The constituency I represent, Carlow-Kilkenny, is a good mix of urban and rural. While it is a fantastic place to live and work we are certainly lacking public transport. It is an integral part of a functioning rural community and has an important role in reducing emissions, which we are all apparently in favour of, though when it comes to actual practice it is hard to know whether we are. As part of the recent budget, the young adul…

Deputies Connolly and McNamara are sharing time. They have five minutes each. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is sharing time with three other speakers.

I think I am taking five minutes. Do we have 15 minutes altogether?

I will take the first five minutes anyway. I thank our colleagues in the Regional Group for bringing forward this motion. It is great when we have the opportunity to discuss all the issues around autism. In 2019, as some people may be aware if they were in the House at that time, we brought forward a motion on an autism strategy that got unanimous support. It included the setting up of a committee, so there could be consultation with various relevant groups within the sector. That is very important and cannot be un…