I will use my short time to relay a conversation I had yesterday with a constituent of mine. He specifically asked me to address this to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. The man, who lives in a housing estate in Killarney, asked me to name him but I am not going to do that because I do not think that would be polite or right. He is a real man, living in a house with his daughter, who has special requirements. His house is old and the only way of heating it is with bags of coal and timber, which he buys in the shop.…

Hear, hear.

Your Minister of State has done nothing about it. She is stopping it.

Tell that to the Minister of State.

That is good advice.

You do not want to tell the truth. That is all that is wrong with you.

He mentioned the wolves all right.

This is no joking matter.

I am sorry; for clarity, which one is this?

Can I have one minute on that?

I will just take a couple of minutes. I will share time. This is very important because it branches into, and this has already been very well spoken about in the Chamber, the case that has been going on today and the far-reaching implications of that. The fact is that law enforcement persons in Ireland, throughout Europe and across the world are watching this situation very closely because the retention of data and how it is used in criminal investigations it is so important. One thing we must be very careful about…

I thank Sinn Féin sincerely for bringing this very important motion before the House. I think of all of the excellent childcare providers in County Kerry, including the excellent management and staff of Little Acorns in the village of Kilgarvan. I think of all of the people I have worked with over many years in different parts of Kerry, trying to help them to set up businesses which are so important in our localities. For parents, particularly young parents starting out, to have affordable, nearby, accessible and s…

I would like to thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing this important Bill before the House to debate this issue. The issue of Ireland’s neutrality into the future is of massive importance to present and future generations. In light of what is happening to the poor unfortunate people in Ukraine and the fact they need so much assistance and support, it is timely to bring this Bill before the House to have this debate. My view is that our neutrality is sacrosanct. It is extremely important. I thank the pe…

I warmly welcome this debate. It is at a time of crisis that people must be kind, stand up to the plate, and put out the hand of friendship to people who are in distress or in trouble. I suppose, to be honest, we never thought we would live to see a time such as we are witnessing now. It is good that the Irish people and the Irish Government - everybody - are putting their shoulders to the wheel in what is a significant challenge considering that we are so challenged already trying to take care of our own housing n…

It is not a laughing matter.

And 2 cent for the farmers.

When the Tánaiste said he was against the Shannon liquefied natural gas, LNG, project, he was nearly the cause of a car accident. I say this because a number of Fine Gael Deputies and councillors headed to the land bank in Tarbert to stand there and to say that they were in support of it. Do his Deputies and councillors have that little influence over him, or does he pay so little heed to them that he ignores them as he is ignoring the people of north Kerry, south Kerry, east Kerry and west Kerry, who desperately w…

I am delighted the Tánaiste gave the little dig that I stand for the past. If he had been listening to my question or understood it, he would have heard me say the terminal could be repurposed at a future date, but he chose to ignore that. When the Tánaiste speaks about An Bord Pleanála, he must remember it will always adhere to and look at Government policy, so he should not try to cod the people of Kerry or the people of Ireland by saying the Government is against it but at the same time that if the promoters get…

When I hear some of the nonsense the Tánaiste comes out with, my goodness-----

-----he is no man to look down his nose at me as if I am something he stood up on top of.