Amendments Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as potential charges on the Revenue.

Amendment No. 160 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendments Nos. 163 to 165, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together with the agreement of the House. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 169 and 170 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I move amendment No. 174: In page 82, to delete line 12, and substitute “children, having particular regard to the general public health of children.”. I thank the Minister for her comments and will withdraw the amendment at this stage.

I move amendment No. 177: In page 82, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(2A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2)(d), measures to be taken by service providers under that paragraph may include a prohibition of the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications relating to foods or beverages considered by the Commission to be the subject of public concern in respect of the general public health interests of children, in particular foods or beverages containing fat, trans-fatty…

I rise again today to raise a very serious matter about my local hospital and that of the Acting Leader, Naas General Hospital. It is the second time in just over a year that "RTÉ Investigates" has disclosed horrific allegations of sexual abuse of patients by medical professionals who were working in the hospital. In last night's case, it was outlined that a doctor who worked at Naas General Hospital was removed from the Irish medical register in 2015 after two patients alleged they were sexually assaulted by him. …

I thank the Senator. His contribution was very powerful. It was important that we listened to him today. Well done. I also want to welcome Mr. Peter Behan to the Gallery. I ask the Minister of State to respond to the debate.

When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I am proud to speak on this Bill and in doing so I want to thank my colleague, Senator Sherlock, for bringing forward such legislation and for all her hard work on it. She has been championing legislation to improve the quality of life of all workers in recent years, from paid sick leave to paid leave for pregnancy loss. I am also glad that the Bill provides for the needs of students, as they are more than deserving of the minimum wage for all the work they carry o…

I have just come from a meeting of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, where we had in representatives of Family Carers Ireland. We also heard heartbreaking and powerful testimonies from three families. I want to put on record the name of the three carers and those for whom they are caring. I thank Mr. Damien Douglas, Ms Niamh Ryan and Ms Anna Budayova, and indeed their children, Una, Ailis, Liam and Esther, for their powerful contributions to the committee mee…

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the House.

I thank the Minister of State. I assure him of my party's commitment to local government, which is very important for us all.

The debate has concluded. When is it proposed to sit again?

As the two previous speakers said, we had a very good debate on Second Stage. It is great to see the Bill passing. I wish it well. I thank Minister and Minister of State for giving of their time to come to the House.

I support Senator Murphy's call for a debate on rural transport. I raised this previously in the House. We have had the very welcome reductions yesterday of 20% and 50% for youth travel cards but, unfortunately, many of the people I represent and live beside will not see the benefit of that because they are on commercial operators, which are still not included under the scheme. Last night I was contacted by a number of people who are still bypassing their local train station to drive to Sallins to benefit from the …

I welcome the Minister to the House. I also want to thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this important matter. Regional aid is an enhanced form of aid that can be provided to enterprises in more economically disadvantaged areas. It incentivises SMEs and large enterprises to invest in growth and expansion. Most important, it increases the attractiveness of these areas for investment. It is an important aid measure for enterprise agencies and to support Irish enterprises to grow and to expand as they attract foreign…

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for his reply. I worry when I see that the indicators for Kildare show an unemployment level that does not conform with the criteria set down. I am asking about the Athy municipal district, where unfortunately the unemployment rate is higher. Once again, we have a departmental reply which encompasses the entire county rather than the part of the county to which I refer today. I am worried about the south of the county. Parts of County Kildare have terrific employment. …