Yes. I will arrange it with the Whip.

I said that we are not revisiting the issue as far as I am concerned.

The report stands.

Regardless of the Minister does, the report stands. It is not being revisited.

If he does, that is fine.

I thank the Deputy for raising question. I had a good meeting yesterday with the Women of Honour group. I am also open to meeting with other stakeholders and other groups with whom the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, would have met in relation to this. They have been through a lot of trauma. There is no question about that. They are clear that they want cultural change within our Defence Forces in relation to assault as well as in the hierarchical nature of our Defence Forces in terms of how complaints are de…

A statutory inquiry has not been ruled out. I have made that clear. We have had examples in the past where scoping reviews proved effective. Eventually, if the Government takes a decision to go down that particular route, this work will be important.

I hope the report will be brought to the Government shortly. That will be an important report for the broader defence and security debate that we need in this House in respect of the modern threats to any country that are not just military but, as the Deputy said, are in the realms of cybersecurity, terrorism and so on. There are significant issues on which we have to deliver. I did not get rid of any committees-----

-----and we established a range of policy committees.

I have regular contacts-----

The bottom line is that we are briefed on national security issues but there is a need for broader debate.

I thank Deputy Cairns for raising this important issue. As part of the first phase of the review, information and evidence on the operation of the Act will be collected from women who used the services and from health professionals who provide them. The views of the public will also be sought. There will be three elements to the first phase of the review, including public consultation, and a detailed examination of the views and experiences of service users, women and their partners. Research to inform the service …

I fully accept what the Deputy is saying about orthopaedic waiting lists, particularly for children who require surgery, be that for spina bifida or scoliosis. Very substantial funding has been provided. Covid-19 unfortunately had an impact on waiting lists in 2020 and 2021 but there are plans to increase capacity in the existing orthopaedic centres and at Cappagh, the national orthopaedic hospital, to support paediatric orthopaedic services. That will form part of the 2022 waiting list action plan. We are going to…

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communication, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Government as a whole, are very conscious of the extraordinary impact offshore wind can have on the economy of the west and in meeting our energy needs into the future. We could become a net exporter of electricity and energy into the future, with the use of hydrogen as well. There is very significant potential for the west coast, south-west coast and east coast with regard to the exploitation of wind into the future. Without qu…

I do not have the specific details about the Ballydehob post office but it is the Government's objective to do everything we possibly can to support post offices across rural Ireland, and also to bring more Government activity and services to rural Ireland. That is manifest in the huge investment in hubs to facilitate remote working, SMEs, entrepreneurs, start-ups and so on. There are challenges but I will inquire with An Post in respect of the specifics the Deputy has raised.

I thank Deputy Harkin for raising this issue. I am deeply saddened by the announcement from B. Braun that it will be closing the manufacturing side of its Sligo facility. Our hearts and minds are with the employees and their families at this very difficult time for them. B. Braun has provided enormous employment opportunities for Sligo and this will be devastating for the community. The Government and IDA Ireland held close consultations with the site management, who strove to find alternative solutions. However, s…

I thank Deputy Murnane O'Connor for raising a very important issue. I understand the concern of parents and the need for recognition of Irish citizens born through surrogacy and the rights of parents in that situation. Legislation is being developed by the Minister for Health to come before the House and it will be published shortly. The special Oireachtas committee will be established with the objective of the topic being debated by all Members of the Houses to try to arrive at a consensus and conclusion on it.

I agree with the need for reform of the leaving certificate. It has been reformed incrementally over the years, long before 2016. There are the leaving certificate vocational and applied programmes. The Deputy is right that we need more continuous assessment and more project-based work to be assessed. Covid has taught us that assessment, along with other forms of written exams and so on, is a viable and valid way of doing things. We cannot do it on the fly coming out of Covid, but Covid has taught us it can be done…

The directive became redundant because the UK left the European Union and the Government, through the Minister of Health, then initiated a process whereby we would fund and support operations through a North-South arrangement in lieu of the directive. I will check the specifics of the cost and so on, but my understanding was there was a relationship between the HSE and the hospitals concerned in the North. I will check that out.

I will follow that up with the Minister in respect of funding for the home supports.