Sinn Féin supports the Government in a lot of things, like the carbon tax. The Deputy supported it. They are wishy-washy. They get up in the morning and lick their fingers to see which way the wind is blowing.

Follow the wind.

That is what is wrong with Sinn Féin at the moment.

It is a bit rich for the Deputy to tell me I am unkind. She would not say hello to a person when she would meet them.

Another shed out the front. A bike shed for a party leader. That was kept quiet.

Amending the Criminal Justice Act 1990 was always going to be a very difficult and tenuous thing to do because of what is involved. How we deal with young offenders - especially people who take the life of a person, even if the person taking that life is under 18 years of age - is obviously a very serious thing. The deterrents have to be in place. We have to highlight the fact that taking anybody's life in any circumstances, even when the person is of a young age themselves, cannot be mitigated. We have to ensure t…

Two.

To break away from the subject for two seconds and to break the ice a small bit, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for her direct work on, interest in and genuine concern for Ocean View nursing home in County Kerry. I will not go into detail but just wanted to thank her on the record. I acknowledge and appreciate her genuine interest – I really do – and so does everybody at the nursing home. All I ask is that she keep up this work and try to get the HSE to follow up. I thank the Chair for his indulgence…

I am sorry to hear that. It is a shame.

What party leader wants a second bike shed?

From a Government view and a country point of view, we did the right thing in supporting the companies in the first instance. Of course, the court made its decision. In other words, we won twice because we backed the companies and, at the same time, we won the case we were not looking to win. Now we have this money, the one thing I would advise is prudence. We should spend money on capital projects. There is so much we need to do but there is one group of people I would like to talk about, namely, the 600 people wa…

I, too, acknowledge the work that has been done on this Private Members' motion by the Social Democrats. I thank them for the research. I acknowledge the people in their offices put a great deal of effort into this. Sometimes these are the people who do not get thanked for their work. The soft approach to criminal justice in Ireland has been a growing concern, with the Government's response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence cases often being seen as lenient. The Government's proclaimed zero-tolerance ap…

We might need a prayer.

I believe the Cabinet is about to make an imminent decision on major funding for RTÉ without workable solutions being proposed for the independent sector. In the face of digital disruption and steadily escalating challenges and without any fair funding, the core news and current affairs services and resourcing are at risk of decline and serious erosion. I understand that in parallel with an announcement of major funding for RTÉ, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media will also announce …

We would appreciate anything the Government can do to keep the airways open for us.

I will not mince my words about this issue. I will be very factual. I am going to call something out here today. I want to see what the Taoiseach, the Government and the rest of the people inside in this House think of it. Why is it becoming acceptable in the Ireland of today that people can go on social media platforms and say whatever they like about whomever they like? It can be about members of An Garda Síochána or national or local politicians. Just because a person sits in a car, puts a mobile phone - like th…

I am asking each and every one of you not to accept it. Just because the Taoiseach is a Minister and the leader of a party, does that mean he has to accept that there are lies about him and that people can say horrible things-----

-----about people they really do not even know? It is ridiculous.

I am asking the Taoiseach if he will please try to do something to bring about a bit of normality to this situation in order that people cannot be telling blatant lies about other people.

I thank the Taoiseach. The editors of newspapers and producers of television programmes are held to account-----