From whom?

I do. I know from whom.

That is shocking language.

That is what I said.

Well said.

I second the request of my colleague, Senator Boylan, for a change to the Order of Business. I find the decision to abandon the northern distributor road in Limerick absolutely staggering. This is an essential part of infrastructure for Limerick city and the surrounding suburbs. It would tackle a number of key issues in regard to traffic congestion and access to the National Technological Park and the Mackey Roundabout. My party, Sinn Féin, and my colleague Deputy Quinlivan campaigned successfully to get the Coonag…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 83, line 6, after “manner” to insert “, in the Irish language or in both the Irish language and the English language”.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

The Minister is very welcome. I also welcome our friends in the Public Gallery, Maria, Johnny and, of course, Damien, who gave us a very good and clear explanation in the briefing beforehand. I commend our colleagues in the Labour Party on this important and timely Bill, on which we are having a very good debate. All the contributions have been valuable and measured. As an old-fashioned republican, I believe in a complete separation of of church and State. That is what we have to achieve and aim for. Frankly, it is…

Well said.

I also want to raise UHL but want to do so in a different context. Colleagues may be aware that today a new record has been broken. Nationally, we have 669 people on trolleys, including 28 children, without a hospital bed. Given that this is 25 October, God knows where we will be in another month or in December. As usual, UHL tops the list, with 80 patients on trolleys today. There were 86 patients on trolleys there yesterday. The hospital has apologised as usual and has advised people not to attend there if at all…

Six years is hardly overnight.

The Deputy Leader is having a laugh.

Six years.

Things are getting worse.

Tell that to the patients on trolleys.

I want to begin by raising an issue that was brought up at the enterprise committee this morning and I am asking for debate on it, namely on the corporate sustainability and due diligence EU directive. It is an important directive that will help to establish human rights ethics in terms of supply chains in particular. There is an EU directive pending and I am concerned about the Government stance in relation to it. The Tánaiste was before the enterprise committee the previous week. To be frank, he was evasive. The …

Well said.