Does she mean stopping the project in its entirety? That is all done. The site was chosen independently a long time ago. Obviously, the objective now is to build a first-class paediatric hospital for the children of this country and for future generations. There have been very significant challenges in the context of the site and that is no secret. There have been significant issues and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is undertaking an ongoing review of the project and is engaging with the Minist…

I appreciate the Deputy's concerns. By the way, I know Professor O'Reilly and he is an exceptional oncologist, if it is the same person we are talking about. Covid has had this impact, not the Government. Governments do not want to close down services willy-nilly. There is no agenda. We have allocated more resources to the health service in 2021 than ever before. Historic amounts have been allocated to health. The winter initiative plan alone, with €600 million in funding that we gave in advance to the HSE in Octob…

I do not know what that means.

I am aware of the airstrikes overnight in response to the incendiary balloons launched from Gaza. We want all sides to respect the ceasefire. It is important that the ceasefire is made permanent and is long-term in nature, for the benefit of all the people across the entire region. All efforts must be made to ensure that is the case and we will be communicating that to the new Israeli Government. We wish the new Prime Minister and his Government the very best and hope their election will mark a change of direction.…

I will certainly engage with the Minister on the issues the Deputy has raised. I have been a long-standing supporter of CE schemes, which have had a huge impact on communities the length and breadth of the country. I will certainly revert back to the Deputy.

First, I do not support or accept the Deputy's assertions in terms of-----

I did not interrupt Deputy Cairns. I am entitled to the right of reply. I answer people as they ask questions here. I do not accept the assertion the Deputy made. I make the point that the commission was established by this House. Her party supported the establishment of the commission. Her party supported the legislative framework that governed the establishment of the commission-----

This is the key. This is the core of the issue. The more fundamental point-----

What is important here is we do not have the wherewithal. We created these commissions of investigation into a whole range of issues. The Mother and Baby Homes investigation was under the aegis of a commission of investigation. It is independent of the Oireachtas and of the Government with respect to its findings and its content. We may disagree on the content of any given report-----

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, is going to deal with this in terms of ensuring a voice for the survivors in respect of those testimonies contained in the confidential report.

No, the Deputy is being disingenuous on this. That is what I have to say now on that.

I do not want any conflict on this. We want to try to get to a solution-----

------and we are going to implement the key recommendations which we have already made great progress on------

-----in terms of information and tracing with the report.

Yes. As I said earlier, the Minister with responsibility for housing will be extending the legislation to protect tenants and protect those who are vulnerable because of Covid-19 and its impact on their incomes, with 475 people having availed of that protection to date. It is not open to the Minister, either constitutionally or legally, to have a blanket ban on rent increases. It simply is not open to him. However, he will be bringing proposals before the House in relation to these rental issues.

I thank the Deputy for raising this very important and pertinent issue. He, along with other Deputies from County Tipperary, has been consistent on its importance. Obviously, high-quality public investment is key to enhancing health services and the broader economic recovery in locations across the country. Basically, the NDP review is continuing. I know the Roscrea Community Development Council has made a submission to the public consultation on the review of the NDP. Copies were sent to a number of Government Dep…

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I think I was in that hall.

I think the Deputy invited me, at that time.

The tea was very good.

I did.