I thank the Taoiseach. He has to be gone by 12.30 p.m., so we will be sticking to the time. The next contributor is the Leader of the House, Senator Seán Kyne, who has five minutes.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I am doing my best, Paul; I am doing my best.

Excellent timekeeping, go raibh maith agat. Anois, an Seanadóir McDowell.

Go raibh maith agat. Before I call the next speaker, I welcome the guests of Senator Pat Casey from the Wicklow Montessori Primary and Pre-school. Their teacher is Melanie Shortt and the pupils are from the third, fourth and fifth classes. As Senator Casey will tell you, there is no homework for the rest of the week when you visit Seanad Éireann. Anois, I call Senator Tully.

I call Senator Laura Harmon from the Cross-Party Group. Are you sharing time?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I have to call the Taoiseach at 12.18 p.m. Senators Craughwell and Conway have one minute each.

Yes, we know that.

I call the Leader to propose an amendment to the Order of Business.

Is that agreed? Agreed. Anois, an Seanadóir Murphy O'Mahony.

Anois, I call the Taoiseach to respond.

No. I have got the list. Groups were given time and they allocated it. I stuck to the rota we were given.

Under the rules of the House, the groups are allocated time. They allocated the time themselves. That was up to the groups. I spoke to the groups and they allocated the time. That is the way the Seanad works. The Senator will need to bring it up with her group.

I call the Leas-Chathaoirleach to respond on behalf of the Seanad.

I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thank the Taoiseach for his leadership and for coming to Seanad Éireann. We look forward to engaging with him and the Government in the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and being part of that discussion on the future of Europe again. Thank you for being here in Seanad Éireann, for meeting the Members and for discussing a huge range of topics. Go raibh míle maith agat. In accordance with the order of the Seanad of 14 October 2025, the Seanad stands adjourned until 2.…

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Victor Boyhan - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the closure of mink farms and the status of the compensation scheme agreed with the affected operators. Senator Garret Ahearn - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the recent €50 million funding announcement for the tillage sector. Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - …

The Minister of State, Deputy Grealish, is most welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Before I ask the Leader to outline the Order of Business, I know Members will be saddened to have heard of the death of a former Member of this House and a pioneering academic, Professor James Doolan. James was born in Cork and moved to Dublin. He graduated from University College Galway with a degree in English and French and qualified as a chartered accountant. He had many academic abilities, including being the first academic from Ireland to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School, in 1959. He joined the Wor…

Before I call the next speaker, from Kilcormac, I welcome our guests from Active Retirement Croí Óg and Coláiste Naomh Cormac. I thank them for being here today. We hope they enjoy their stay in Leinster House.