I will engage with the Minister for Health on that. Of course, investment has increased in Letterkenny and in hospitals across the country.

It has and quite dramatically. Letterkenny is a key hospital in the north west. I am familiar with it from my time in the Department of Health. It is a very important hospital for the north west and it is our desire and objective to provide the requisite resources to the hospital. I will speak with the Minister for Health about that.

My recollection of my notes from yesterday is that we intend to commence this in April. I believe it will be brought before the Business Committee either this week or next week so we can get agreement in the House on the matter. We are moving fairly quickly on this.

As I said yesterday, I will not get into the specifics of the package of measures that the Government is considering now but I appreciate the Deputy raising these matters. As I said yesterday, the idea is to do what we can to alleviate the pressures families are experiencing now because of the increased cost of living and the inflation being generated internationally across the globe. It is an international phenomenon for a number of reasons, including soaring oil and gas prices and congested supply chain logistics…

I do not know either. There must be processes to deal with these types of matters. The Parliament cannot investigate every single transgression.

There should be proper systems in place within the Prison Service or externally to investigate such matters properly and appropriately. I will speak to the Minister for Justice about the point raised.

Cold case reviews are operational matters for An Garda Síochána. I have made the point more generally about statutory commissions of inquiry that there are serious issues around them in terms of how long they take. I do not believe such commissions are as optimal as we like to think they are for resolving a whole range of issues.

As I say, I do not have all the answers. Over 15 or 16 years ago, the answer was to expedite the commission of investigation as an alternative to a public tribunal under the Tribunals of Inquiry Acts, which was the standard approach then. There are challenges with statutory inquiries, and we all should acknowledge that in the House.

In the first instance, I think the cold case review is one for the Garda.

It is my understanding that this legislation has gone through pre-legislative scrutiny and the outcome is being examined.

On the overall point about delays in planning, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in consort with the Attorney General, is having a more fundamental and very detailed comprehensive look at the entire planning code with a view to providing legislative proposals whereby a project that would normally take a number of years could be undertaken in one year. We acknowledge that the planning code is very complicated, difficult and challenging. Given the massive infrastructural programme that everybod…

I have noticed this morning that everything involving Kerry is of national importance. I am quite pleased with Jessie Buckley's nomination, which is an extraordinary achievement, and the greenway decision. The Deputy did not mention that Kerry beat Dublin at the beginning of the week.

I know there is a bit of reluctance to go full-blooded on that one. There is a lot of funding for greenways. Greenways press so many buttons for health, well-being, people's enjoyment of nature, active travel and so on. It is very good news. We want to transform the country with walking routes, cycle routes, greenways and so on. We will certainly be very positive in our approach to it.

I am not familiar with the specifics of the case the Deputy has raised, but generally it makes sense that employers would look after their workers. I am not supportive of the outsourcing policy or trend. Ireland is very close to full employment in our economy. In that context, it is crucial that there are quality jobs, and that pay and conditions reflect the talent, commitment and enthusiasm of those who are working for firms and companies. The policy outlined by the Deputy seems to me to be counter-intuitive and c…

Progress has been made in getting this issue resolved, in ensuring we build a national maternity hospital because current conditions are unacceptable for women who attend the current facility and, given the State investment, in ensuring the State will control the policy and ethos of the hospital itself. I do not have the full details yet but I hope the Minister will be coming to the Cabinet soon with a memorandum that we can then bring before the House.

The Deputy is correct in that there is ongoing negotiation between the Irish Dental Association, which represents dentists, and the HSE, representing the State and taxpayer in respect of services. A balance has to be struck between representing the taxpayer and value for money and the need to provide badly needed services for medical card holders.

As I said in my response to Deputy Tóibín, who raised the issue on Leaders' Questions, we are very opposed to the amnesty proposal that has emanated from the British Government. We do not believe in unilateral action on legacy issues. The British and Irish Governments and all the parties in Northern Ireland have entered into an intergovernmental conference on this in terms of the legacy overall. It is a very important issue. There can be no amnesty for anybody, state or non-state, who committed appalling murders or…

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue, which is being consideration by Government. She has been a long-term advocate for school secretaries. As she knows, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is leading on the broader issue of pay and conditions. As she said, this issue is scheduled to be discussed in further meetings within the industrial relations process. We would like that to be brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible.

No.

I propose to take Question Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, together. The housing and infrastructure unit supports me and the Government in developing and implementing policy to support sustainable economic development, with a particular focus on the development and delivery of policies relating to housing and infrastructure. It supports the work of the Cabinet committee on housing, which oversees the delivery of housing for all. The unit undertakes ongoing monitoring and tracking of the actions in the plan and prepares qu…