It is.

I too object in the strongest possible way to the short time being given on Wednesday for the debate on all Stages of the Bill. I objected at the Business Committee to the proposal. I suggested that we start debating it at 10 a.m. today or at noon, but I was told that was not feasible for the Cabinet. It is totally ridiculous to have such important legislation debated in this way. I fundamentally oppose what Deputy Boyd Barrett is talking about. Our concern is for real jobs and the real people who have trees plante…

It is about families' survival.

They can hug them in St. Stephen's Green.

Agreed.

There is a sense of outrage today about the young people in Galway last night and in the Taoiseach's city of Cork. I do not agree with it. I believe mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. We should be praising our young. They were all allowed to go back to college last week. They paid their fees, including accommodation fees. Then, the Government announced on Friday evening that these people would have to stay at home for two weeks. The people are utterly confused and so are the young people. They do not buy in to the Taoi…

The Minister has outlined his disgust at what KBC Bank Ireland has done in robbing and stealing from its customers. Tens of thousands of business owners, including musicians, contractors, taxi drivers and bus operators, are waiting anxiously to see if the banks will extend the repayment moratorium, which will run out in a couple of days. The Minister told a Deputy earlier that the Minister for Finance would be meeting with representatives of the banks next Tuesday. Why put people through this misery during the Covi…

I too compliment the Labour Party on trying to introduce this Bill. I know the Government is opposing it. As an employer myself, which I want to declare, I have mixed feelings about it. It sends all the wrong messages. What is happening in the country is sickening, with the pandemic and special advisers, including advisers for Ministers of State. Many are simply not up to the job. I am not talking about the Minister but many are not up to the job and they do not know what to do, so they need advice on whether to tu…

I ask the Taoiseach if he would visit Tipperary town and meet the task force led by Alison Harvey and representatives of Jobs for Tipp and March for Tipp because the congestion in the town is chronic. It needs an outer relief road or an in-between road before we get the motorway from Limerick to Waterford, which is also badly needed, on to the Port of Rosslare, especially in these times of Brexit. I ask the Taoiseach to visit the town to see for himself the excellent work being done by the task force and talk to it…

It is also in Tipperary.

This is National Bike Week and I thank the Minister for the initiatives that are already in place, including the bike-to-work scheme. I salute Cahir gardaí and in particular Sergeant Ray Moloney for an initiative he is going to have in Cahir day care centre next Sunday to encourage na daoine óga, na daoine aosta and their families to understand the proper use of bikes and interaction with other vehicles and road users. The Minister knows Caoimhe Kavanagh of the famed bus and coach company based in Urlingford and Ti…

I call Deputy Connolly from the Independent Group. The Deputy has 15 minutes.

Does Deputy Tóibín wish to speak?

I thought that was the Minister's wrap-up speech. Does the Minister wish to allow Deputy Tóibín to speak and does the House agree?

Does the House agree? Okay, ar aghaidh leat.

That is fine.

Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is sharing time with Deputy O'Donoghue agus mé féin.

I welcome this legislation. It is behind time. I acknowledge there was an election and a long delay in forming a Government. We are eight months behind time and, once again, we are being fined by the EU authorities. If we are in the EU, we have to play our part but we are being fined regularly by its authorities over many issues. On this matter of criminal justice, in respect of which every citizen of the State needs protection, it ill-behoves us to foot-drag and not play our part. We are very good Europeans in man…

I agree that we requested a debate on the regulations at the Business Committee. I asked the Taoiseach last week if the regulations that were meant to expire last Sunday night week had actually expired or were replaced, and I did not get an answer. We have an information void. If Parliament does not have proper discussion or scrutiny, how can public bodies or members of the Garda Síochána, who are doing their best, have understanding? We saw the Garda could not prevent something that happened in Dublin the other ni…

What about this House?