Neither is Shane O'Farrell. He cannot be here. Where is his voice?

Who is the Chair?

Not agreed.

On the basis of the total charade on the part of the Government. It does this every week here. Because these issues are so serious, sinister and grievously wrong, I am demanding a vote.

Tá.

Níl.

It is always a charade, so we might as well be.

Will the Minister give an update on the N24? It will be a very important link between Limerick and Waterford, with a great impact on industry and business and the lives of people in the towns and villages along the route as well as those obtaining planning permission for various developments. There are ongoing delays and I ask the Minister for an update.

I welcome the initial funding that gave us the lifeline for the design stage of the Cahir to Waterford project at least but I am shocked and taken aback by the reply that a business case has to be made. The business case has long since been made for this road project. Whether it is a motorway or dual carriageway, the bypass of Tipperary town is badly needed. I have spoken to the Minister umpteen times about it and he has given commitments and said he wants to do it. Tipperary town has to be allowed to live. To thin…

Yes, indeed, it is good news. I hope the Minister will still be in the Cabinet when it comes to the Government later in the year. I take him at his word that he is interested in having a bypass of Tipperary town. The life is choked out of it with the trucks and other traffic that should not be going through the town. People will be able to breathe, work and live again in peace if it is bypassed. I implore the Minister to ensure he holds on to his portfolio and lives up to his word because he has given many commitme…

Dundrum House Hotel in Tipperary is a famed hotel and business run by the late Austin Crowe and his wonderful family for decades. The Minister has taken it over and it has been a reception centre for Ukrainians who have been integrated and well accepted in the area. It is now being made into an IPAS centre without any questions about it and with inadequate infrastructure and there are economic concerns. I have a letter here from the Dundrum residents association, which I salute. There is also the matter of creating…

That is putting it mildly. The Minister is happy to do this. I ask him to meet the delegation next week from the residents in Dundrum.

We need consultation. Will the Minister meet the committee?

Seanad Éireann has passed the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023 without amendment.

Today, there is a group up from the Clonmel and District Wheelchair Society, led by volunteer driver Philip Meaney, some of whom are wheelchair users. I thank the staff of Leinster House, including the ushers, for being so helpful, as they always are but especially to these wheelchair users. The mobility allowance was cut ten or 11 years ago and has nearly gone off the agenda, and it was supposed to be replaced. Wheelchair users have huge issues with mobility and trying to get transport. One woman drives her daught…

I, too, am delighted to speak on this matter. Like it or lump it, Tánaiste, you are creating an impression and you have stated that our neutrality is an outdated concept. You have created your own head space in respect of this matter. You did when you held the roadshows, your first little get-togethers, and invited a specially appointed chairperson who you knew was a safe pair of hands. Some of those roadshows were interrupted in Cork and other places. I do not support that. People are not happy and do not trust yo…

One speaker please, Tánaiste.

I, too, on behalf of the Rural Independent Group, wish Deputies Murphy and Shortall the very best following their announcement. All is not well in this State regarding children. Thirty-nine children in State care are missing. Just think of that. It is the second-last week before we break up for the summer recess, and 39 children are missing in State care. We need an urgent debate on Tusla. One Garda sergeant and three gardaí are suspended from duty and are facing charges of perverting the course of justice, burglar…

The Taoiseach did not respond to me.

Where are the rights now?