On the basis that we may have a conversation about this amendment, I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, line 13, after “intentionally” to insert “and for financial or material benefit”. Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 were highlighted in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission's recommendations on the Bill. Under the 2002 EU directive, the facilitator of entry and transit does not need to have obtained any financial benefit from the smuggling in order for it to be considered a crime. However, Article 6.1 of the protocol requires that the act be for financial gain or other material be…

Briefly, as I was listening to Senator Ward, I was thinking about the practical application of including an amendment where we create that exemption. I was listening to Senator Ward talk about the recklessness piece. He has obviously decided that it is accounted for here. There is direct correlation between not having an exemption and creating a situation of recklessness, because the exemption piece is not in it. Therefore, if humanitarian aid workers and their family members do not feel that they are protected by …

I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, line 27, after “intentionally” to insert “and for financial or material benefit”.

I move amendment No. 10: In page 11, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “ Protection from prosecution 9. A person shall not be considered to have committed an offence under section 6, 7 or 8 , where the person engaged in conduct alleged to constitute an offence under section 6, 7 or 8 — (a) in order to provide, in the course of his or her work on behalf of a bona fide humanitarian organisation, assistance to a person seeking international protection in the State or equivalent status in another state if…

I wish to propose a change to the Order of Business, "That No. 12 on the Order Paper be taken before No. 1". I will start by thanking Sebastian McAteer for the drafting of the legislation that I have placed on the Order Paper today. Only this week, the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action heard that while data centres currently represent 11% of grid capacity, the energy used by those existing connections will rise to almost 30% of overall capacity by the end of the decade. If all other data centre…

I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to require companies to make annual public disclosures in relation to the greenhouse gas emissions caused by their activities, to cause decreases in such emissions over time, to amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the Companies Act 2014, and to provide for related matters.

Next Tuesday.

I move: That Seanad Éireann: - calls for a debate on the bullying and sexual harassment that exists for faculty, students and staff in Ireland’s third-level institutions; - notes that third-level institutions should not support the use of non-disclosure agreements, which limits accountability of perpetrators, in such instances; and - calls on the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to commit that such issues when they arise, will be dealt with in a holistic and trauma-informe…

I thank every single person for contributing today. The motion, the NDA Bill and work of this kind are my next steps in moving on from purging and purging myself of my experiences and trying to be heard, to get an education and to get people to understand. It does not happen easily because each and every time I work on something in this area and have a telephone conversation with someone who tells me of an experience they have had, it takes another little piece of my energy or triggers my own trauma. When I come in…

I want to raise an issue I raised by way of a Commencement matter yesterday to ensure when we resume after the summer recess we can have a real conversion about the expulsion of kids with special needs from schools. I have spoken about autism and special needs many times in this House but every time I read a newspaper article or get an email and read the words “violent”, “behavioural challenges” or “not suitable for the school” I cannot seem to wrap my head around why that is an acceptable thing to say. I read a st…

I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to come into the Seanad this morning. Education is of critical importance to children and young people but education is about more than just schooling, as many perceive it to mean. Education is a foundation for healthy development throughout one's lifespan. It means the freedom to think, create, play and imagine. It is learning about difference and diversity, and recognising the value of the contribution made by each and everybody. For many children, however, school…

I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive response. There are parts of the EPSEN Act that have not been commenced but there are also parts that need to be amended. I obviously agree that the transfer from one school to another at the request of the parties does not fall into the idea of a breakdown. I refer to schools specifically set up for children with special needs who are then expelled because of their actual disability or special need for which they were admitted, for example, where a meltdown is be…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second this amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.