Is that agreed? Agreed.

Senator Mullen has 49 seconds.

I call on the Minister to reply to Members' contributions.

I thank the Minister for his work on this issue. As outlined in the House, it takes something extraordinary to unite all of the major political parties on this island. Senators Currie and Boyhan and I were in Belfast, as were Deputy Costello from the Green Party, Deputy Lawless, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice, Deputy Howlin, the former leader of the Labour Party, and members of the DUP, the SDLP, Sinn Féin and the Ulster Unionist Party. For the first time ever, all of the parties on the island signe…

When is it proposed to sit again?

I have received notice from Senator Mark Wall that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the housing adaptation and housing aid grants available through each local authority. I have also received notice from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development to make a statement on whether the streetscape enhancement s…

Today is Spain's national day. Ireland shares a common past and a centuries long friendship, which goes all the way back to the 16th century with the Treaty of Dingle which was signed in 1529. Through our shared history there has been a constant flow of Irish people to Spain, from medieval pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago through to the many Irish who found refuge in Spain at the time of the Flight of the Earls. The many Irish colleges founded during that period helped not only to preserve the distinct cultural i…

I call the Deputy Leader, Senator Chambers.

I thank the Senator for raising that important issue. I know she has issued a statement in that regard. I thank the Senator for his comments this morning. I call Senator Aisling Dolan.

I am sure the Leader will point out the following but, as the Senator will be aware, the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Iran was in regard to our membership of the UN Security Council and our designation in regard to the ongoing agreement on the nuclear issue in that country. I remind Members that when speaking about people outside of the Chamber they should be mindful that such people are not here to defend themselves and that when in the same contribution they speak about antisemitism they must be careful w…

We do not have enough time.

Before I call on the Leader to respond to the Order of Business, I will join with colleagues in extending our sympathies to the family of Paddy Moloney, one of the great musicians of our time. He was a great ambassador for Ireland and Irish culture. We will always remember the visits the Chieftains made to China when Irish music was performed in the Great Hall of the People. That was a great honour for Ireland and a great example of how Irish culture can be used in diplomacy and reaching out to people. We extend ou…

I do not normally allow interruptions after the Leader has outlined the Order of Business, but we can allow it since it was praise for her.

Dáil Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 6 October 2021, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

I have received notice from Senator Maria Byrne that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make a statement on the eligibility criteria for grants from local enterprise offices and Enterprise Ireland for businesses with ten to 29 employees. I have also received notice from Senator John McGahon of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Transport to provide an updat…

Dáil Éireann has passed the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019 on 6 October 2021 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Before I call the Leader, I am sure that she will join with me in expressing our sympathies to the family of the late great Mr. Tom Burke. Many Members will have known Mr. Burke from the time he spent taking photographs outside the front gates of Leinster House. We all, including, I am sure, the Leader and many others, had our photographs taken by Mr. Burke down through the years. He was outside Kildare House and Leinster House for nearly 50 years and captured images of people with cups of coffee and in unguarded m…

I thank the Senator for raising the issue of access to maternity hospitals. The Senator has been doing this, along with many other Members and the Leader, for months. Regrettably, we do not see a huge improvement.

How many medals did the Senator win?

The Senator is gifted in many ways.