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I thank the Minister of State. As she has outlined, this is a very short technical Bill and we are in here every year renewing it. It is very welcome that the stamp duty on medical insurance is reducing. The measure should put money back into the pockets of the people who have health insurance next year. At a time when inflation is rising substantially the measure is very welcome. This leads on from the announcement yesterday that all householders next year will have their electricity bill reduced. I hope that the …

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I thank the Minister for the good outline on this necessary legislation. It is unfortunate, as we always say when we are passing or renewing such extraordinary legislation in this House, but it is necessary. The Omicron variant has shown that the situation of the pandemic and the virus is continually evolving and we need to stay on top of it. The Minister, his officials and his colleagues in the Department have done a very good job. The vaccination campaign was an overwhelming success. The boosters are going well. …

Tairgim leasú Uimh. 13: I leathanach 27, línte 34 go 38 a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina n-ionad: “(b) an dáta a shonrú faoina ndéanfar na seirbhísí go léir arna soláthar ag comhlacht poiblí nó ag aicme comhlachtaí poiblí do Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta a sholáthar trí mheán na Gaeilge agus féadfar dátaí éagsúla a shonrú i leith Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta éagsúla, ach ní bheidh an dáta níos déanaí ná an 31 Nollaig 2030.”. Seo an leasú is tábhachtaí a bheas os ár gcomhair inniu. Tá…

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an méid a chuir sé in iúl dúinn. Nílim chun an leasú a bhrú mar táim sásta leis an méid a dúirt sé.

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Is céim chun tosaigh ollmhór í an reachtaíocht seo. Is lá mór é seo do phobal labhartha na Gaeilge agus don tír; tá sé sin cinnte. Molaim gach aon duine as an méid oibre a rinneadh chun an reachtaíocht a neartú, lucht an Fhreasúra san áireamh. Táim ag súil go mór le reachtaíocht cosúil le seo ó Thuaidh freisin chun na cearta céanna a thabhairt do dhaoine trasna na Teorann. Impím ar an Aire Stáit a dhícheall a dhéanamh ar an ábhar sin.

The Minister of State is very welcome, as always. I thank her for that very comprehensive rundown of the provisions contained in the legislation. It is really unfortunate that we are here discussing this legislation. A couple of months ago we did not envisage that we would be reintroducing mandatory hotel quarantine, but we are where we are. The threat posed by Omicron is unknown and it is right and proper that we are acting here today and pre-empting matters in the context of what we may need in the future. The so…

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I am very happy to get to speak on this topic because it is something I feel very passionate about. I listened to the debate last night and the Minister clarified the situation. I do not believe there is any ambiguity or that there is anything to be fixed. The Minister clearly said last night that terminations are to be regarded as "unavoidable, imperative and time-sensitive". That is the wording used in this exemption. The legislation we are debating is not the same as Senator Gavan's Bill, which we debated a coup…

How dare I what?

I have never been interrupted like that before, with "How dare I."

I said that difficulties had arisen for people. I have spoken to people who have experienced difficulties, but that does not relate to this legislation. The Minister was very clear on that. We have a Minister for Health who is very committed to women's healthcare and reproductive health in this State. An unprecedented amount of money has been invested in women's health. It should not be thought that the Minister is not alive to the situation faced by people. This legislation and the Minister's comments last night w…