I will.

I will. Deputy Crowe put down a question as well, which is in stark contrast-----

Every time there is a debate on Ukraine-----

Every time there is a debate on Ukraine-----

My apologies.

Every time there is a question on Ukraine, and especially to do with refugees and humanitarian issues, the three Deputies opposite bring it back to NATO and the Russian argument. It is the same argument used by Russia last week, when it named a lot of Irish politicians on their list.

You guys are acting like puppets for Putin's regime.

What the Deputies are at is a disgrace. I have watched it now for months.

That is all you do. You are puppets for the Putin regime. I will revert to Deputy Crowe with a reply.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 to 25, inclusive, together. The priorities set out in my Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023 reflects the role of the Department to support me as Taoiseach and the Government to ensure a sustainable economy and a successful society, to pursue Ireland’s interests abroad, to implement the Government’s programme and to build a better future for Ireland and all her citizens. My Department continues to work at the centre to ensure that policies developed support the Government's…

Deputy O'Rourke raised the issue of femicide and the broader issue of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. A great deal of progress has been made on that matter under the Cabinet social affairs committee and the work of the Ministers for Justice and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputies McEntee and O'Gorman, respectively. Various reports on this issue are coming, and a broad range of issues are covered under the strategy, including the independent reviews. I will come back to the De…

The key is to get more social houses built. I think we will have a record number of social houses provided this year between build, lease and acquisition.

I know, but we will do whatever we can there. Deputy Cathal Crowe referred to jobs for Ukrainian refugees earlier. I did not have the chance to respond but I will take the matter up now. I do think we should move faster. In some cases, the qualifications authorities are working to accelerate people being enabled to work in certain professions. The Deputy also referred to aircraft leasing and aircraft manufacturing. It is a huge endeavour. Airbus was a partnership between the UK, France and Germany. It was a massive…

The general scheme of the human tissue Bill has been agreed by the Cabinet.

Yes.

We meet at a critical moment. This year alone, we have witnessed record temperatures, wildfires, calamitous floods, and prolonged droughts across the world. Populations are on the move because, before our eyes, parts of our world are becoming less amenable to human habitation. On every continent of the planet, our people are living with the reality of climate change. I am particularly concerned about the plight of the least developed countries. These countries are not only experiencing the overlapping impacts of Co…

First, I did meet with the Darmody family and with Cara some time ago. We had a good, frank and very useful discussion in terms of services for children with additional needs, in particular children with autism. I have been very clear on two fronts as there are two aspects to this, the education dimension and the health dimension. I am not satisfied and not happy with the services provided through the HSE in respect of children with autism. It is not at a scale and level that it should be at. It is not a funding is…

In fairness, I am not going to individually get involved in every case that comes before us in respect of services, such as the need for the HSE to provide services to Neil, for example. We will make representations and speak to the HSE in respect of the case but other children also require access to services and assessments. A recent legal case has impacted the model of assessment-----

------that was ongoing at that time by the HSE, which has to be-----

-----factored into how we deal with that. Suffice to say the resources have been made available in terms of the recruitment of all the clinicians and therapists. It is not about pay and conditions, in my view, in terms of------