I asked whether the Deputy knew what it meant.

I did not say you did.

I did not say you did.

No. You have-----

You have accused the Government-----

-----of being like Nazis.

You have accused the Government of being like Nazis.

You have repeatedly accused the Government of being like Nazis in this House-----

-----so why are you referring-----

In terms of the climate change Bill, I think it is fair to say that-----

-----the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has given it great time and effort and has taken on board amendments from the Opposition-----

-----so that has to be acknowledged.

I have to say, regrettably, that since the Government was formed, on the issue of Covid and Government policy pertaining to it, the Deputy and her party have decided to take a divided and divisive approach, an incoherent and inconsistent approach. Whatever way the wind blows, they take that course. They take a Tadhg an dá thaobh approach. They are hunting with the hound and running with the hare, whichever way. It is all about votes and how they exploit the issue today and how they exploit Covid next week. They are…

Sometimes they are for the opening of hospitality. A month later, they are for zero Covid. Other times they are for anybody being able to travel into the country. Other times they want mandatory hotel quarantine.

It is time the Deputy got off the fence. Does she want hospitality to open, as she says she does? Then she should deal accordingly with the plans the Government has put before her to do it safely. The reason the testing is not there is because the public health advice is clear. We are following public health advice in respect of the vaccinated and non-vaccinated. The Deputy knows that.

I again congratulate the Deputy on her election and I congratulate her campaign team. On these issues, the Government is very clearly focused and has already introduced groundbreaking legislation on climate justice and climate change, which I hope will get through the House this week. On housing, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has brought in very strong protection for renters. Last week, he introduced significant measures on limiting rent increases to inflation. This is a significant move g…

I have been a long-standing advocate and supporter of RAPID programmes. Previous Fianna Fáil-led Governments were very strong on tackling area disadvantage and having a whole-of-government approach to it. I have asked the Cabinet sub-committee on social affairs to examine reintroducing a similar programme. I am working with the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, who is responsible for community development, to see whether we can recover the focus that was there at the height of the RAPID approach to socioeconom…

First, I disagree with the Deputy's analysis. I will simply say that the activation programmes and the Pathways to Work programme that was launched yesterday are very significant, very well resourced and supported financially by Government with one objective, namely, to facilitate work and working opportunities for people, specifically younger people, to reduce the numbers of people in long-term unemployment and, above all, to reduce the percentage of people in youth unemployment. Activation is important and previo…

We come from a different world. The Deputy looks at it through a parallel universe. To be fair, he has a different perspective.

I happen to think the activation programme will work and I believe in it.