Is the amendment being pressed?

Government amendments Nos. 2 and 4 are related and amendment No. 2 forms a composite proposal with amendment No. 4. Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendment No. 3, in the name of Senator Boyhan, cannot be moved as it was already discussed with amendment No. 1.

Amendments Nos. 5 to 19, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 21, 22, 26, 36, 85 and 88, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 23 to 25, inclusive, 27 to 35, inclusive, 37 to 84, inclusive, 86, 87 and 89 to 102, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

When is it proposed to take the next stage?

When is it proposed to sit again?

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on planned upgrades to the N26 and N58, including the funding allocated to address traffic congestion and road safety issues in County Mayo. Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the resourcing of the newly formed Tailte Éireann and the volume of dealings pend…

I welcome back the former Cathaoirleach and now Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer. He is most welcome to Seanad Éireann and I thank him for being here today. I call Senator Duffy on the first of our Commencement matters today.

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McConalogue, for coming to the House. The Minister of State will stay with us for the next four Commencement matters.

Will there be a minute's silence at the end of the Order of Business for Ukraine?

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Deputy Cleere on one of his rare visits to Seanad Éireann. He is most welcome. I also welcome Pat and Joan Murphy and thank them for being in Seanad Éireann. They are in great hands and will have one hell of an entertaining day.

For the information of Members, they are entitled to bring up any topic on the Order of Business. However, there is a balance between the public interest and people's rights. It has happened before that information has been brought up but families did not want it brought up. I want Senators to be conscious of that when they are speaking.

The Leader has proposed we stand for a minute's silence to mark the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine.

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. Before I call the next speaker, we have a very special guest all the way from Ukraine. Dia duit. Conas atá tú? Misha is a Ukrainian Irish speaker who lives down in Kerry. He is a guest here. I thank him for being here along with his máthair, Hanna, agus his deirfiúr, Varvara. He is also here with Dónal Ó Catháin from Ballyferriter. I thank Misha so much. Gabhaim buíochas leis na cuairteoirí go léir as a bheith anseo inniu. Bainigí taitneamh as an lá. B'fhéidir go mbeidh Misha ar …

By order of the House, the Minister must be called to speak at 3.20 p.m. I am conscious that people should get to speak. We are trying to get everybody in. Senators Harmon, Stephenson, McCarthy, Sarah O'Reilly and Duffy have approximately two minutes apiece. If they could stick to that, I would be very grateful. Anois, Senator Duffy.

Before I call on the Minister of State to respond, I want to welcome Deputy Cormac Devlin and members of the Ukrainian community in Ireland who are in Leinster House today on the occasion of the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Before our guests' arrival today, we had a minute's silence to mark that third anniversary. We hope that we will mark no more anniversaries of the invasion and that they will be restored to their country and the borders that they had three years ago.

I welcome the Minister to the House. He is a former Member and we are delighted he is back, but I am sure he is delighted he is back only in a temporary capacity. Senator P. J. Murphy has special guests in the Gallery. Would he like to welcome them?

Una Fahy is from Ardrahan National School and the principal is Mr. O'Leary. As a rule of the Seanad, Mr. O'Leary is not allowed to give Una any homework for the rest of the week and for the next week. I call Senator O'Loughlin, who is proposing the motion. Senator Clifford-Lee is seconding the motion.

Is that agreed? Agreed.