I am saying, in terms of general energy costs we have introduced a grant scheme. Over €250 million has been made available to small to medium sized enterprises to help with their energy bills.

What new charge? I do not know specifically because the Deputy did not say. I did not pick up the name of the new charge the Deputy referenced.

In my view remediated homes should be mortgageable.

I will ask the Minister for Finance to engage with the banking sector to discuss that.

I am aware of what the Deputy is saying although any case that has come before me, I have looked at on its individual merits and chosen not to reduce any award as the pension is awarded. I have done so on the individual merits of a given case that has come before me. I stand to be corrected, but I do not think a case has come before me yet where I have acceded to the idea of reducing it.

I know there is a general point but I look at each case individually.

The Deputy has made a very good point. There is a broader issue where there is an interdepartmental group looking at the whole area of retirement from uniformed public services, whether An Garda Síochána, firefighting or Defence Forces. We have increased retirement age limits on an interim basis in the Defence Forces. We are living longer. Thankfully, Ireland has made dramatic gains in health outcomes and we are living far longer than we did 20 years ago. We are almost topping the European Union table in life span …

It is not a legacy of the Government at all.

No it is not. It is a legacy of the landlord or whoever owns the house. There is individual responsibility on this too. There is also the RTB and there are regulatory authorities. The regulatory authorities should be acting on something like that. There is the local authority, in respect of the residential area involved and there is a whole range of regulatory frameworks that govern that type of behaviour and it should be stamped out. There is no place for that and I do not condone that at all.

I thank the Deputy for his question and his strong advocacy for the Cavan and Monaghan area for quite a long time. I will pursue that issue of additional capacity on the Cavan-Dublin route with the Minister for Transport and particularly guarantees that people will get a return journey, especially if they are attending medical and hospital appointments. I will talk to the Minister about that.

I will speak to the Minister for housing on that. I doubt it is as simple as that. As soon as you do something like that a whole host of people in this House and elsewhere will come forward to say that you have to go through the proper planning process.

I agree. I think the flood relief schemes are taking too long. There is huge deliberation and public consultation and lots of inputs at different stages yet some end up in the High Court and, in one case in Cork city, in the Supreme Court. That is excessive and problematic, given the emergency. In some instances, we are talking about very significant funding. I know that in the Midleton area, people will be spending more than €100,000 with no guarantee that something will not happen in the next 12 months that could…

I know, but the Deputy knows, as I do, that it is not that simple either-----

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Covid-19 affected the numbers going through the training college. The numbers in Templemore now continue to increase. Approximately 500 trainees are currently in the system, with one more class due into Templemore on 27 December. Approximately 237 new gardaí have attested so far this year. The new attestation schedule is for 12 January. We are on track to have between 700 or 800 new recruits into the college in 2023. In that context, I will talk to the Minister for Justice and will make representations to the Commi…

Water is in public ownership and will remain in public ownership. There is no intention to privatise water supplies. I do not think the Deputy should try to twist the truth in that respect. I will pursue with Irish Water the specific issue the Deputy raised regarding the discolouring of water and the specific water supply challenges he identified.

I am aware of the situation. The Taoiseach and the Minister for agriculture are meeting the environment Commissioner today in respect of the nitrates directive, with a particular focus on the issue of calving heifers in the very near future and the timelines around that. I visited the Timoleague catchment area some weeks ago. I spent a number of hours there with farmers. I can confirm that many farmers have made huge efforts to modernise and improve their situation. There is a need to get it tighter more nationally…

On Deputy Tully's question, I do not have the details of the specific case she has raised. There has been an enormous investment in health, whatever way you look at it, over the last four years, exponentially increasing year on year. There are issues with the recruitment of radiologists more generally. I will try to check out the situation with the Minister for Health in respect of Temple Street and the MRI scans there and what the particular issue is. Sometimes there can be differentiation between emergency needs …

I move amendment No. 1: To delete all the words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "deeply deplores the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the death of over 11,000 people, including 5,000 children, over 100 United Nations (UN) workers and over 40 journalists, and the damage and destruction of hospitals, schools, UN premises, and infrastructure in Gaza, following Israel's military actions in Gaza; condemns the barbaric attack by Hamas on Israel on 7th October, in which 1,200 peopl…

A small number of Irish citizens remain in Gaza. Ireland will continue to work tirelessly with the relevant authorities on additional cases where these arise and to assist in instances where other Irish citizens and dependants wish to exit Gaza. These relevant authorities include Israel, which has a huge say in terms of who leaves Gaza right now, whether you like it or not. Getting rid of diplomatic channels would not in any way have helped to get Irish citizens out of Gaza or, indeed, their dependants. The assista…