I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 5th February, 2025, or in the Orders of the Dáil of 15th April, and 19th May, 2026, and today's, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer following those next set down to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence, without any change to the allocation of Priority Questions: Tánaiste and Minster for Finance…

I move: That Dáil Éireann, with effect from 17th June, 2026, appoints— ( a ) Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil to be Cathaoirleach of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, and ( b ) Deputy Shane Moynihan to be Cathaoirleach of the Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community.

I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and for her constant advocacy for health services in Limerick and the mid-west region. She has worked closely with me on various projects for mental health and I acknowledge that, particularly with regard to CAST in Limerick, which is going from strength to strength. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. As the Senator has alluded to, the Government is working to address the challenges facing acute care in the mid-west. W…

It is coming shortly.

The Senator mentioned CAST. Superintendent Andrew Lacey drove this from the start. I have a had a lot of discussions with him. That is a sign of a positive initiative that should be replicated around the country. That is what we are hoping to do. It is really important that the staff are in place to deliver the vital services. I also compliment the regional executive officer, Sandra Broderick, who is open to discussions with all politicians and has made significant changes there. I have some statistics. In December…

No.

It is proposed, notwithstanding yesterday's Order of Business, that the motion regarding the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled Rotas and arrangements for Leaders' Questions, Questions Nominated for Priority and Private Members' time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025 [Seanad], without debate, and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately.

I move: That Dáil Éireann adopts the rotas and arrangements recommended in the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Rotas and arrangements for Leaders' Questions, Questions nominated for priority and Private Members' Time", a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 10th June, 2026.

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion to Instruct the Committee on the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026 (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Finance Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to conclude at the end of the first speaking round; not to exceed 3 hours and 34 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re “Stop the Game” Campaign and FAI participation in matches against Israel, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on …

I will start at the beginning in relation to the motion that Sinn Féin and the Independent Technical Group have tabled. I will not accept that motion. In relation to the International Protection Act, which will be commenced on Friday, we should all note, and the Taoiseach spoke extensively to this, that the only change on Friday is that the balance between the State and the asylum applicant will shift in favour of the State. It will become much harder for those claiming asylum who are not entitled to asylum to succ…

Stop playing games.

I move: That it be an instruction to the Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, on the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026, that pursuant to Standing Order 194, the Committee has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing provisions of the Bill to provide that: Part VA of the Child Care Act 1991 is amended for the purposes of providing additional clarification in relation to the appointment of a different guardian ad litem to a child concerned under …

I thank Deputy Moynihan for raising this really important issue of eye care services in line with emerging trends. I am taking this on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. There are measures either in place or being progressed to address the emerging trends in eye care services, such as those due to an ageing demographic or an increase in the prevalence of myopia. The Health Service Executive provides optical services free of charge to children referred from child health and school health ser…

It is great to have the opportunity to discuss the reform of eye care services in line with emerging trends across the country. Deputy Michael Murphy, who is sitting in front of Deputy Moynihan, has discussed with me several times the issue of getting the right clinicians into the job. We have been really challenged, for example, in south Tipperary in getting a consultant optometrist in there to fill that post. That is why it is really important we have the training skills across the country. We do not have enough …

I thank Deputy Murphy for raising this very important issue. I am taking this Topical Issue on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for older people and housing, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, who sends his apologies for not being able to be here tonight. The Deputy is quite right. I was a Minister of State in the previous Dáil for four and a half years, and one of the areas where we made a lot of progress was dementia. Every day in Ireland, there are 30 new cases of dementia. There were 30 yesterday, ther…

I thank the Deputy. Many of the memory clinics evolved organically over many years. I am aware that there is a memory technology resource room in Clonmel, which supports people with technology when, for example, they are living well at home with dementia, but it is important that we get the memory clinic back up and running. These clinics are a vital cog in the wheel. There is an excellent dementia adviser in south Tipperary. I have met her many times. She is fantastic. There is a great partnership with the Alzheim…

That is shocking.

That is a new low. It is a new low.

It is proposed, notwithstanding yesterday's Order of Business, that the motion regarding the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled arrangements for Leaders' Questions, Questions Nominated for Priority and Private Members' time in respect of Dáil sittings from 9 to 11 June 2026 shall be taken on the conclusion of the motion regarding leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2026, without debate, and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately. All of t…

I move: That Dáil Éireann adopts the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Rotas and arrangements for Leaders' Questions, Questions nominated for priority and Private Members' Time in respect of Dáil sittings from 9 to 11 June 2026", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 27th May, 2026.