I note the clock, and I will take my time. Sinn Féin would deliver a minimum-----

Look, you can talk us down if you do not want to hear the solution.

You cannot make the accusation that the Opposition has no alternative and then shout the alternative down.

Thank you. A bit of respect, please. Sinn Féin would deliver a minimum of 8,000 affordable homes each year - 4,000 affordable cost rental and 4,000 affordable purchase homes. Sinn Féin would structure the financing and delivery of the affordable purchase homes to deliver an average purchase price of €230,000 in Dublin and less elsewhere. We need an approach that puts people's needs first, not one that delivers on every whim of the private developer. Some Members have tried to insinuate that the Sinn Féin plan would…

I still have time.

I offer my solidarity to two groups of people today, first the Palestinians whom I witnessed at first-hand being denied medical supplies in 2015 when I was there after the Israeli defence forces bombed them. I also offer my solidarity to the Ballymurphy families who are awaiting the findings of the inquest into what happened to their loved ones. This morning, once again we have woken up to news about how broken our housing system is. An ESRI report found that home ownership by the age of 30 has halved in the space …

I welcome the opportunity to speak on today's motion. I am sure that many of the 500,000 carers in the State are watching this debate, and hoping that they finally get the recognition that they deserve because they are often left wondering who is going to care for the carers. They would often say that it does not seem to be this Government. The strain on carers and families is horrendous at the best of times but during the pandemic, it has been unbearable. Last month in the Dáil, my colleagues Deputies Kerrane, Tul…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I also offer my condolences to Senator Mullen. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 12, the Civil Legal Aid (Exclusion of Value of Free or Partly Free Board) (Amendment) Bill 2021, be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business today. I hope the Leader will have no objections to that. I am aware that a review of the entire civil legal aid system is under way, which is welcome, but the issue my Bill seeks to address is time-sensitive. Every day, there are people, mostly women, who are being …

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to give provision for the exclusion of the value of free or partly free board as income when applying for civil legal aid.

Next Tuesday.

I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, but I am deeply disappointed that no Minister from the Department of Justice is here today, given the seriousness of the matter that I am raising. Last week, Professor Phil Scraton released a damning report on the inquest system. He referred to how the original inquest into the 48 deaths in the Stardust fire was an abject failure. One does not need to tell the families of the victims that their treatment at the hands of the State has been one of systemi…

I thank the Minister of State but his reply still leaves two matters unresolved. First, there is still no clarity on the timeframe. What does "shortly" mean in this context? Is it days, weeks or months? Several relatives of the Stardust victims have been lost in the past year. They have been waiting 40 years. What does "shortly" mean in this context? Second, his reply did not address the issue of families of victims of the Stardust fire being asked for their financial details. I do not think it is appropriate, in l…

I second the motion.