That is an intervention under Standing Order 13.

The reason amendment No. 5 was ruled out of order was not because of the practicalities of informing the local authorities, which is obviously of no cost to the Exchequer; it is simply an email. It was with regard to requiring the RTB to value the properties, which is not something it is able to do.

I am just telling the Senator-----

That is why-----

I will be clear on this because the Senator brought it up and we are not on Committee Stage. She was asking in the amendment that the RTB would start valuing properties. That is not something it does and that would be a serious charge on the Exchequer.

We can get into it on Committee Stage. The Senator was asking the amendment for the RTB to take on a function it currently does not have.

I call Senator Flynn.

In the vote on amendment No. 9, Senators Ruane and Warfield neglected to vote on that occasion. We have rectified the record accordingly. We move now to amendment No. 10.

We are resuming on amendment No. 19 in the name of Senator Barry Ward. I will read the groupings again for the benefit of Senators. I will call on the Minister to speak, but if any other Senator wishes to speak, he or she should indicate a wish to do so. Amendments Nos. 19 to 28, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 26 is consequential on amendment No. 19. Amendments Nos. 19 to 28, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Before I call on Senators to respond, I welcome to the Visitors Gallery Mr. Brady and the politics class from Dundalk Grammar School in County Louth, who are here as guests of Senator McGahon. They are most welcome. I hope the students learn a lot on their day out to Leinster House and enjoy their visit here. They are seeing democracy in action. I thank them for visiting Seanad Éireann today.

Amendment No. 26 cannot be moved because it is consequential on amendment No. 19.

Before I move on to the next section, I welcome representatives of Killusty Tidy Towns from County Tipperary who are in the House with Senator Ahearn. Mr. Leo Darcy and Ms Louise Coen are most welcome. I thank them for all their hard work. My mother is involved with Tidy Towns so I know the amount of work that goes into it. I thank the guests for being here today.

If the Senator wants me to rule it out of order, I can do so. We have already discussed it with amendment No. 2.

Amendments Nos. 33 and 36 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the possibility of mobile phone and broadband blackouts this winter in the event of power cuts. Senator Róisín Garvey - The need for the Minister for Education to outline the steps being taken by the school transport section in her Department to address the shortage of qualified school bus drivers. …

I thank Senator Buttimer and all the colleagues who were here for his visit and his signing of the visitors' book in the Reading Room. Diplomacy, like politics, is a contact sport and the new friendship group, which is being led by Senators from across all of the parties here, will ensure that we engage with our Portuguese colleagues and continue to work with them on the issues of Brexit. Without the support of countries like Portugal, we would not be in the situation we are today in respect of the issues of border…

I thank the Senator for her contribution. If the Senator would like to write into the Seanad Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight, she would be more than welcome to do so. We have no control over what Ministers say when they come into the Chamber.

The Senator can write to me.

Colleagues have raised the fact that they have put in Commencement matters and the question that is answered is not the question that was asked.

Our next speaker is Senator Boyhan. Senators are being called as they are here.