I would concur with what the Deputies have said about the sickening and shocking nature of abuse at Blackrock College and the scale and nature of that abuse. We have time and next week might be a better opportunity. We had some preliminary discussions at Government level on this and we have to take some advice as well in respect of any current cases that are ongoing. I know the Garda has issued contact numbers and so on for people to contact it. I have no issue with having discussions with Members of the House. It …

That is not a matter for me; I cannot deal with that.

That is not a matter for me either; it is a matter for the House.

Deputy Ó Laoghaire raised the same issue as Deputy Bacik.

Deputy Paul Murphy is of the view that no one has read the judgment but he wants a debate today on it. That is not feasible either so I suggest that we pencil a debate in at some stage. CETA has been provisionally in operation since 2017. We will not rush any response to this; we want to give due consideration to the judgment and the conclusion from the Supreme Court that amendment to the Arbitration Act 2010 would deal with the issue. It is not something that has to be rushed either this week or next week but I ha…

The Government deserves to be commended and the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, in particular should be commended on the work he has done in respect of insurance reform. I take the point that a significant range of reforms has now been enacted and while the cost of motor insurance has come down, other insurance premiums have not. The Government will be examining the issue to ensure we get premiums down.

A Member of the other House has been in touch with me about meeting survivors and I have no difficulty in doing that. I have said we are open to a debate next week. We need to discuss the matter but we do not in any way wish to impact any prosecutions that may take place. We also need to discuss the most effective way to inquire into the matter. It is shocking and sickening, especially when one considers the scale of it. As the Deputy said, there may have been a premeditated attempt to cover it up.

We can do a number of things, first through curricular reform but more importantly through an ethos of tolerance within schools creating a safe environment for the entire LGBTI+ community, particularly the transgender community. There are issues. We also need to deal with the bullying issue, which is related. More broadly a whole-of-school approach is key to enabling people to feel safe in schools.

I will talk to the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy English, to see how they intend to address the issue.

Work has been done on this. There is ongoing consideration of it within the Department of Health. I will come back to the Deputy on it.

The good news is that I believe the Minister will be in a position to advance the TBESS through amendments to the Finance Bill. Good progress is also being made on the commission. We hope this can be operational before the end of the year. I will again talk to the Minister about the issue the Deputy has raised regarding the use of oil, for example. There is no intended discrimination.

Many of these schemes depend on the methodology of payments and how best one can organise the scheme.

We will come back to the Deputy.

It is a very good point. Pain clinics are essential for many people. I will talk to the Minister.

I kind of would, yes. I will pursue it. I do not think it is our intention. The intention of these schemes is to help people on low incomes or social welfare payments. They contribute to alleviating the pressure they are feeling at the moment because of the extraordinary energy price increases. I will pursue it with the Minister. I think we can resolve this. I thank the Deputy for raising it.

I agree with the Deputy. One of the great takeaways from COP27 is the immediacy of climate change now. It is not something on the distant horizon and we have seen devastating weather events that can occur because of climate change. The presentations from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia and the small island states of the Pacific all reveal the immediate consequences of this. Personal behaviour change is key. Collectively we need to focus on offshore wind energy, for example, the national retrofitting programme and the …

Labhróidh mé leis an Aire Oideachais agus leis an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí chun an cheist seo a scrúdú agus réiteach a fháil. Tá sé ríthábhachtach go mbeadh leanaí na tíre in ann an tseirbhís seo a fháil. Tá sé práinneach. I will discuss this with the Minister for Social Protection and the Minister for Education in respect of the issues that arise when companies are in difficulty to see if we can ensure the continuation of the provision of meals for children who need them.

First, I accept that many communities have responded magnificently to the terrible wartime situation we are in by facilitating Ukrainians. More generally, there are specific supports that we will implement through health and through education and more generally in terms of communities that have taken a higher number of Ukrainians. In particular, this happened early on when there was availability of accommodation in some locations, so there were relatively high numbers there when compared with other locations. We wi…

I accept Deputy Cahill’s deep concerns about road safety on the R489 between Portumna and Birr. I will communicate directly with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and indeed with the CEO of Tipperary County Council asking them to come together to seek resolutions to this.

As the Deputy knows, I am very keen to get this under way. This was originally announced six or seven years ago. The Minister for Health will be bringing a memo to Government shortly in respect of this. Progress has been made and when we have news I will come back to the Deputy on that.