I wish to raise the case of Lorraine, a 55-year-old Cashel woman who requires a patient transfer service by ambulance from her home in Cashel to UHL tomorrow at 11 a.m. for an infusion to prevent a further relapse in her multiple sclerosis. Her mother Kathleen is 82 years of age. This is a very sad situation. The trip did not happen last week because the voluntary ambulance service driver became ill and was unable to bring her. The ambulance service is unable to bring her tomorrow and as of now, there is nobody to …

As I said last week in the Dáil when these statements was called for, they represent brinkmanship and showmanship from the Government trying to get one over on Sinn Féin. It was as naked and blatant as that. When there are children in State care, children who have gone missing and children who have been failed by Tusla and by the Government, the Government should be ashamed of itself for trying to score points. Whenever children are abused or there is wrongdoing, it should be condemned. I heard Deputy McDonald and …

Or the election. Which?

Trick or treat. The Minister is going trick or treating now. She will be trick or treating around Monaghan.

You are never too old.

On a point of clarification, is there something happening other than Hallowe'en at Hallowe'en? We want the Bill finished by Hallowe'en.

Is the Minister going trick or treating?

Bhí mé anseo nuair a bhí an tAire ag labhairt and she said - with a pinch of salt - that she wanted to have the Bill passed for Hallowe'en. I asked was she going trick-or-treating and she said she was getting too old for it but she is going off like the tooth fairy with all of her grants. I know she is giving many of them to Monaghan and they will appreciate them but there are all these different payments, with €300 once-off payments for households receiving fuel allowances, the €200 once-off payment for pensioners…

A Tipperary teacher who has taught SPHE over a period of 16 years says she is one of several teachers who have resigned or are considering resigning from their roles because they are completely appalled, sickened and deeply concerned at the new SPHE curriculum, which they say has the potential to be very harmful to young school students. I am not against sex education in secondary schools but the explicit content in this textbook and associated material has crossed a line. The Department of Education has failed to …

Yes. To be given to students.

It is quite serious.

It is true.

On a point of order-----

On a point of clarification, I appreciate these co-ordinated attacks but we are entitled to put down our motion.

I know some Members opposite are probably members of An Taisce and might declare if they are, but we are going to have our debate as best we can, within the confines of the rules.

We do not want it to.

The Deputy is doing a very good job of it.

I have to laugh at the last speaker, Deputy Matthews, because it was so nonsensical and farcical. I will put a question to him and his family members. How many objections have they submitted in Bray and Wicklow?

You stopped the air show.

You stopped the air show going ahead in a lovely seaside resort.