I appreciate the Deputy has raised quite a range of issues. I will take Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and the Middle East first. Ireland has taken a stand against Israel internationally and that is well recognised internationally and within the European Union. We continue on the humanitarian side to give very substantive contributions to the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA – close to €150 million at this stage. Of course we have also recognised the State of Palestine. We also intervened in South Africa's Internationa…

I did not get a chance to deal with every issue but I will come back to the Deputy.

I reject what Francesca Albanese said. I have significant issues with much of what she has said on this issue, in terms of Ireland in particular. We will work with the European Commission in respect of Aughinish. The Deputy said many jobs are at stake and a solution must be found. Let all of us be honest in the House. We will work with the Commission. We are conscious that there are about 1,000 people directly depending on it from a jobs perspective. It is not going to be simple. If a call is made one way or the ot…

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. We have made a lot of progress in the country with regard to wastewater treatment facilities. I am of the view that it should be tertiary and not secondary where possible. I am not aware of the specifics of the actual proposal for the wastewater facility earmarked for Foynes. I will check with Uisce Éireann on this. It may not be a waste of money because I presume it can be designed and constructed with a view to adding. Let us not look a gift horse in the mouth …

I also pay tribute to Marion Fossett and the Fossett family for their extraordinary contribution to Irish life. I remember attending Fossett's Circus as a young child. Some might say I learned a few tricks from that experience.

Our thoughts and prayers are with them on this sad day for the family. We thank them for what they do. On the wastewater treatment plant, from what I can see, Uisce Éireann is now engaging in extensive works. The Foynes sewerage scheme will include a new wastewater treatment plant and 3.5 km of new pipelines to convey wastewater to and from the new treatment plant site, and an upgraded terminal pumping station with storm storage and an extension to the existing marine outfall will be constructed. It is fairly signi…

I will make the point that, on location, there may be people for or against any given location but someone has to decide on a location from an objective engineering and wider planning perspective. I know of a wastewater treatment plant whose location was decided by one vote but, 30 years later, no one has complained. It did the job and it was the correct decision at the time.

There was a lot of heat around that decision.

I have discussed this with the Minister for Health. We want all those living with Friedreich's ataxia to have access to Skyclarys as fast as we possibly can. The company made its commercial proposal on 28 May-----

On 28 May last-----

I am interested in getting this drug over the line.

I am not interesting in playing games with this. The Deputy asked me a question. I ask her at least to allow me to answer because there are lots of families and people very dependent-----

-----on our getting this over the line. I have discussed this. I had an official with me yesterday when I met one individual who is living with Friedreich's ataxia and with his parent. The commercial proposal came in on 28 May.

The Deputy is referring to the original proposal in terms of 2024.

There have been engagements between the HSE and the company, Biogen Idec. It will not be tomorrow-----

-----but what we are endeavouring to do is to get this on-----

I will just make the point because things have been said here and there are lots of families-----

But they need to know the information.

Basically, we want to get it as quickly as possible from the July meeting.

That is shocking.