It is not a new school building-----

I asked because in the design for any new school building there would be a PE hall. That is why I was seeking clarification as to whether it was a brand new school because there has to be provision for PE. I do not know the circumstances of the building and the refurbishment. I will talk to the Minister for Education in relation to that but PE is very important.

I do not agree with Mr. Baker on this. I made that clear yesterday in media comments that I made. The Good Friday Agreement is very clear in the provision in respect of the constitutional future of Northern Ireland. I do not accept Mr. Baker's suggestion at all. If one has a referendum, it has to be by a majority in my view. Even though I disagreed totally with Brexit, it was a majority decision, and a narrow majority at that. That said, Ministers are entitled to reflect. Maybe Mr. Baker is reflecting on the Brexit…

My colleague Deputy Lawless and others have been in touch with me in relation to this issue and Deputy Durkan raised it last week on the Order of Business. The OPW is very conscious of the desirability or importance of reuniting the historic demesne and acquiring those additional lands. One always has to be careful, if such a potential acquisition is on the cards, that public debate on it does not create a favourable position for one party to the negotiations. Apart from that, the refusal of access to the public is…

The important thing is for the school board to re-engage with the Department, which it is probably going to do.

That is important. I will raise this with the Minister for Education. What is the name of the school?

Sooey National School. I do not need the letter because letters come and go-----

I will follow it up with the Minister. There has been a positive response in terms of providing the ASD classes but obviously additionality is being sought as well. The nature of these issues is such that ultimately, they have to be resolved between the board of management of the school - the diocese, if it is a diocesan school - and the Department.

I was listening to the Deputy for a full minute, wondering how she would turn the national picture to Carlow. Bingo, she did so at the end of her contribution in terms of the Carlow weatherman, Alan O'Reilly. I will feed that back to Met Éireann in particular.

Met Éireann does give warnings. Some of the challenge relates to more localised warnings. In the situation in Cork, much of the county would still have been orange but there was clear red in certain locations. The micro understanding of weather patterns will probably require more work. If the Deputy emails me the full details of what the honourable gentleman, Mr. O'Reilly-----

In fairness, he has done-----

A lot of people follow him. If he makes a submission, we will follow it up.

On the matter raised by Deputy Tóibín, the Minister for Social Protection is actively working on the issue of pay-related benefit and will be bringing proposals to the Government and before the House in due course. When I say "in due course", it will be done in a reasonable timeframe. It is a matter for the Minister to announce that. I am conscious of the pressure on Tara Mines. It is a world market price issue. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, and others have met with the company and unions on a number of occasions a…

I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: — Ireland's policy of active military neutrality and non-membership of military alliances, as per the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future; — Ireland has a longstanding commitment to contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security, as enshrined in the United Nations (UN) Charter; — Ireland's policy of military neutrality is an important strand of our foreign policy and is characteri…

Is mór an onóir dom a bheith arís ar ais libh agus an deis seo a fháil chun cúrsaí a bhaineann le Tuaisceart na hÉireann a phlé. Is mór an onóir freisin a bheith in éineacht libh agus ceist an-tábhachtach dúinn ar fad a phlé, is é sin an staid pholaitiúil i dTuaisceart Éireann faoi láthair. I and my Government colleagues appreciate the consistent and thoughtful engagement from this House on matters related to Northern Ireland, including last month's Commencement matter on the UK's legacy Act, proposed by Senator Bl…

Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt leis an Seanad i gcomhthéacs an ábhair ríthábhachtaigh seo. I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to address the Seanad. I thank Senators for being here for this very important issue. We all know that these terrible circumstances are of huge interest to this House and to the people of Ireland. The current violence and destruction in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory is appalling. This is the worst escalation of the…

Wrong.

Saying it is creeping annexation is shameful.

Absolutely shameful.

Níl aon amhras ach go bhfuil brú faoi leith ar mhuintir na tíre go háirithe i gCorcaigh agus i bPort Láirge de bharr an méid báistí a thit inné. Bhí sé uafásach ar fad agus tá daoine ag fulaingt dá dheasca sin. Táimid ag déanamh gach aon iarracht chun cabhair agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do mhuintir na dúiche, i Mainistir na Corann ach go háirithe, agus i nGleann Maghair agus i lár chathair Chorcaí. I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. Our immediate thoughts are with the households and businesses…