Not opposed.

I move: That- (1) the Select Committees as contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled "Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees", laid before Dáil Éireann on 30th April, 2025, are hereby appointed pursuant to Standing Order 102, with the Orders of Reference as contained in the report, including the remit, powers, number of members and quorum of each Committee; and (2) each Select Committee listed in the report shall be joined with a Select Committee appointed by …

The following is a proposal to revise the schedule for 1 May, 2025. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the arrangements agreed on the Order of Business, that (a) the statements on the Farrelly commission report shall be taken at 10.23 a.m. tomorrow and shall be interrupted after 96.5 minutes and (b) oral parliamentary questions to the Minister for Social Protection shall be taken in place of statements on the Farrelly commission report on the resumption of the sitting following the so…

I move: Tuesday’s business shall be statements on Children's Health Ireland ( not to exceed 3 hrs and 32 mins ) Tuesday's private members' business shall be motion re unnecessary hip surgeries at Children’s Health Ireland, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees - Motion re opt-in to amending regulation on insolvency proceedings ( to conclude within 60 minutes ) - Motion re fir…

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In relation to the issues that were raised, Deputy Ó Snodaigh raised neutrality and the triple lock. I appreciate his attention to the Taoiseach's speech.

My apologies. The point I want to get to is that three of the items that were raised on the Order of Business for this week are not on the agenda, so we will discuss those at the Business Committee on Thursday morning as per usual The Minister will take statements on the Farrelly report and the Grace case tomorrow-----

-----and it is also scheduled for next week. In response to Deputy Collins, I am in discussion with the Minister to schedule this issue as soon as possible. I accept and acknowledge that he has raised it several times. We can discuss it at the Business Committee on Thursday morning.

To be clear on the agenda, we have statements on Children's Health Ireland for 202 minutes at 4.30 this evening and Sinn Féin is then bringing forward a Private Members’ motion on unnecessary hip surgeries, so the Minister will be in the House discussing health issues for five hours this evening.

It is not accepted.

I thank the Deputy for her question. This year, €160 million has been allocated to the 81 child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, teams across the country. That includes five eating disorder teams for young people. An additional €3 million has been allocated for a waiting list initiative. Yesterday, I visited two CAMHS teams, one in Ashbourne, County Meath, and the other in Swords, County Dublin. I visited three teams in Cork in the past three weeks as well. I am taking an approach of going to meet team…

We will continue to invest in mental health services.

No.

No.

No.

I thank the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, for highlighting the ongoing challenges we are addressing in paediatric healthcare services in our country. Like everyone in government, I am deeply concerned by the issues that have come to light regarding Children's Health Ireland and the use of unapproved medical devices in spinal surgeries at Temple Street university hospital. This incident has understandably caused significant distress among the families affected and has raised serious questions about the governan…

Oversight.

I move: Tuesday’s business shall be Second Stage of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 (to adjourn after 2 hours). Tuesday's private members' business shall be Second Stage of the Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Tariffs (not to exceed 3 hrs and 32 mins) - Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 (Committee Stage, section 5, resumed) (to commence no earlier than 5.30 p.m. and to adjourn either at 9 p.m. or…

With regard to committees, the Dáil reform committee, as agreed, will begin the process of establishing committees tomorrow evening, as Deputies are aware. The Government submitted the list of committees to the Dáil reform committee today and we are happy to discuss this at the meeting of the Dáil reform committee tomorrow evening. We will select the committees on Thursday morning, as was agreed with all the Whips last Thursday. Questions were raised about the HIQA report and agriculture. I know Deputy Collins rais…

I again wish to express our deepest condolences to the Deputy on the death of Mary, his mother-in-law, and to the Fehilly and Crowe families. I also want to acknowledge the spirit in which he has raised these issues because at no stage did he criticise the men and women of the National Ambulance Service or our other first responders. Rather, he asked real questions, which he hopes will be addressed. I welcome the opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, regarding the Depu…