I accept that there are issues in respect of dental health but provision was made in the budget for additional resources to expand the oral health programme and to add to the numbers of people involved in the provision of the public programme. I can get some figures for the Deputy in respect of that but I take the point he makes. Additional provision has been made in the budget and I will engage with the Minister for Health on the matter.

We are all responsible in terms of collective engagement on the issue. The Minister without portfolio, Deputy McEntee, set a good example with regard to progressing this and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, also did so more recently in respect of parental leave. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for both the national issues around an alternative list system and developing those reforms. The big reform at the moment i…

I dealt with these issues in the House yesterday at greater length. The introduction of new personal injury guidelines has been a significant development. As the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, has reported, this has reduced award levels by approximately 50%. That figure is from preliminary PIAB data, which should follow through in terms of premiums. The Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, will be bringing forward legislation, not specifically on duty of care but relating to other areas on the insurance fr…

I thank the Deputy for a very pertinent question and for his consistent advocacy for drivers on the driving test issue, particularly during the Covid situation. The Minister of State with responsibility for road transport, Deputy Naughton, has approved the proposal to raise the age for the mandatory provision of a medical report with licence applications to 75. Implementation of the proposal requires a range of legislative and operational changes. Initial draft regulations were forwarded to the Road Safety Authorit…

The Deputy has raised a serious issue. The Oireachtas should engage with utilities generally and set a clear agreement or framework through which a proper management and understanding of GDPR can be arrived at. It should never be used as a basis to prevent public representatives from raising legitimate issues like burst water pipes, or representing frail and vulnerable constituents who might not be fully aware of the importance of GDPR. When they are told they need to write a letter they look at you as if you have …

What is crucial right now is the interaction between the local authority and the NTA. A proper relationship should exist to facilitate the issues the Deputy has raised about the operation of the local public transport service and system. In some situations it works well and in others maybe not so well.

The Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, met with the Women of Honour group and established the independent review. He also announced interim support measures for current and former members of the Defence Forces who have been affected by unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. We have also had the appointment of a confidential contact person with whom members can raise concerns. This service will be available to assist both serving and former members of the Defence Forces and provide a safe pl…

NAMA asked Dublin City Council if it was interested in those apartments and received a negative answer.

We are doing cost rental.

Where was I quoted?

Where?

Produce the quote.

Produce it.

Produce it.

You did.

I apologise, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I cannot believe the disinformation.

It is in the papers, man. I remember the Deputy asked me where we got the evidence base on non-compliance and so on, and we got that subsequently in terms of other issues. Now the Deputy has produced something here but he cannot tell me where he got the quote.

I am not quoted and I challenge you-----

I challenge the Deputy, through the Chair, to produce the quote where I said I am in favour of a reduction of the herd because I never said it.

I am not in favour-----