I move amendment No. 32: In page 39, line 36, to delete “ section ” and substitute “ sections ”.

I move amendment No. 33: In page 40, line 23, to delete “12 months” and substitute “a period to be prescribed (which period shall be not less than 6 and not more than 12 months)”. Amendment No. 33 is a technical amendment which removes the 12-month minimum requirement to be with the first employer and inserts provision for the period to be prescribed, subject to a period of between six and 12 months. The rationale for this amendment is to operationalise in the Bill the headline rules for the change of employer prov…

I move amendment No. 34: In page 42, line 8, to delete “board (or either of them) for” and substitute “board, or either of them, for”.

I move amendment No. 35: In page 42, line 12, to delete “insurance, in” and substitute “insurance in”.

I move amendment No. 36: In page 42, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(7) In the case of an application for a seasonal employment permit, the Minister may refuse to grant an employment permit if, in the opinion of the Minister, the approved seasonal employer has not made appropriate arrangements— (a) to provide appropriate accommodation for the foreign national during the period for which he or she will be in the State pursuant to the employment permit, or (b) to provide, without any cost to the f…

I move amendment No. 37: In page 42, line 39, to delete “where such person”.

I move amendment No. 38: In page 42, line 39, after “2014,” to insert “and”.

I move amendment No. 39: In page 42, line 41, to delete “those Acts” and substitute “that Act”.

I move amendment No. 40: In page 43, line 3, to delete “where such person”.

I move amendment No. 41: In page 43, line 4, after “1907,” to insert “and”.

I move amendment No. 42: In page 43, line 6, to delete “where such person”.

I move amendment No. 43: In page 43, line 7, to delete “Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978,” and substitute “Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 2021, and”.

I move amendment No. 44: In page 43, line 9, to delete “where such person”.

I move amendment No. 45: In page 43, lines 9 and 10, to delete “Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1977,” and substitute “Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 2021, and”.

I move amendment No. 46: In page 43, line 12, to delete “where such person”.

I move amendment No. 47: In page 43, line 13, after “1990,” to insert “and”.

I thank Senator Martin for bringing this important issue to the floor of the Seanad and, indeed, for his detailed overview of the situation as it faces Mercy Convent Primary School in Naas, County Kildare. As the Senator has already alluded to, I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, who is unfortunately detained in other wider Government business. She has asked me to outline some of the details for the benefit of the House, all of which are more than familiar to Senator Martin…

I fully understand the frustration, disappointment and abject anger that many in the school community feel at this stage. I have laid out where the rough timelines will lead us. One thing I will suggest to the Senator, and I myself will make a deputation to the Minister, is that it is perhaps time for a meeting organised by the Senator with the school community and the Minister directly. A deputation meeting at this stage would definitely be received warmly by the Minister, and I will do the utmost in my powers to …

I thank Senator Lombard for raising this very pressing and timely issue. I have been provided with a fairly detailed response from the Department of Education which I may not get through in four minutes but a copy will be furnished to the Senator. The Department of Education works together with the Department of Health and other agencies to support students in the area of health. The aim of this work is to equip students with the appropriate skills and knowledge to enable them to make the right choices for healthy …

In conclusion, there is an awful lot of work being done in this space. If we reflect on the work that has been done over the last couple of days by the British Government in terms of disposable vapes then that gives an idea of a roadmap where we can move along both from a public health point of view and an education point of view. It is key that the work undertaken by Caoimhín and Ciara in Dunmanway is fed into the consultation because their knowledge, with respect, is a lot better than our knowledge, Senator, when…