When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Is that agreed?

Will the Senators claiming a division please rise?

As fewer than five Members have risen, I declare the question carried. In accordance with Standing Order 61, the names of the Senators dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Seanad.

Will the Senators claiming a division please rise?

As fewer than five Members have risen, I declare the question carried. In accordance with Standing Order 61, the names of the Senators dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Seanad.

On behalf of Seanad Éireann, I ask colleagues to join me in welcoming five-year-old Anastasia to the Parliament of our Republic. Laskavo prosymo do Irlandiyi . Anastasia is here with her mother, Yana. Her husband and Anastasia's dad, like thousands of others, is in a defence unit in Ukraine, fighting to keep it free and independent for his daughter's future. They have travelled 4,000 km from Kyiv to Dublin, having to leave their home under Russian artillery fire. We cannot imagine what they have gone through. We ca…

On behalf of Seanad Éireann, I ask colleagues to join me in welcoming five-year-old Anastasiia to the Parliament of our Republic. Laskavo prosymo do Irlandiyi . Anastasiia is here with her mother, Yana. Her husband and Anastasiia's dad, like thousands of others, is in a defence unit in Ukraine, fighting to keep it free and independent for his daughter's future. They have travelled 4,000 km from Kyiv to Dublin, having to leave their home under Russian artillery fire. We cannot imagine what they have gone through. We…

Indeed we will. We would like to invite them up here to visit our Seanad and hear some of our debates on agriculture.

I thank the Senator for bringing that important topic to our attention. It requires the international community to come together and give assistance with regard to what has been perpetrated upon the women of Ukraine as a result of war crimes committed by Russian troops, along with any other assistance we can provide.

People have been fighting over that castle for hundreds of years and it is interesting to see that the battle continues. I call Senator Horkan.

My apologies, it should be Senator Craughwell.

I thank the Acting Leader and all the other Members for their remarks on the joint sitting. I pay tribute to all those involved in organising the event. President Zelenskyy set us a challenge and I know we all intend to meet that challenge.

I will interrupt Senator O'Loughlin so that Senator Malcolm Byrne can give her a glass of water. For the first time in history, he did not take up his entire allocated time. He is a man who is well able to talk down the clock in normal circumstances but he has given Senator O'Loughlin the bones of ten minutes, so I will allow her to take a drink of water and to catch her breath.

The rotation is different because it is a Private Members' Bill.

For the benefit of Members, the next speaker is Senator Craughwell, followed by Senators Carrigy, Martin, Ó Donnghaile and Wall, and our newest Senator, Senator Clonan, will make his first contribution today on ordinary business.

That is all right. I am well able to fill time when I am called upon.

I thank the Minister for his indulgence.

The Minister has indicated that he would like to come in. Would he like to come in now?

That is not the subject matter of the Bill.