-----when the average income in Dublin is €37,000. What is the Minister going to do? He has no plan.

He has no ideas. He is out of ideas and he is out of time. That is the reality.

You have no idea.

It is about time you were called out.

It is disappointing the Minister is leaving because I wanted to talk to him about the defective concrete block redress scheme in Donegal and elsewhere. Despite having been badly let down, people are trying to engage and rebuild their homes. The question, however, is about the mortgageability of these homes following remediation. Will people be able to sell the properties or get top-up mortgages in future? These are key issues. In a reply to a parliamentary question I asked, the Minister indicated the properties wou…

I raise an issue that is very personal to a constituent of mine named William Porter, who was falsely accused of abusing both his son and daughter. These accusations destroyed his life. His family has suffered hugely, with William himself developing significant mental and physical health problems as a result of the stress this has caused. It now seems incredible that these false claims were believed for so long by the authorities and that Tusla seemingly even fabricated a confession from William. The situation bega…

They have been clarified in the courts, as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will hear in a second. The false recording of a confession was not rectified for two years afterwards. It was two years before William found out, through a freedom of information request, that the fabricated confession by him was on his file. In 2014, the Garda contacted William to explain that during one of the rare occasions when William did get to see his daughter at the time, he had been accused of punching her in the stomach three times. Will…

I thank the Minister. I appreciate his response and that he will give a more comprehensive response at a later stage. I raised this issue because William is in a different place since 2016. He now lives happily with his son and daughter in Donegal on a permanent basis. The impact this has had on all three of them has been immeasurable. William wants to go public with his experience. He wants to do all he can to prevent other families going through what he went through and I have great respect for him in doing this.…

You must have missed "Prime Time".

That is not a point of order.

Caithfidh an tuairisc a tháinig amach ón mBord um Thionóntachtaí Cónaithe an tseachtain seo caite a bheith mar phointe ag a n-amharcann an Rialtas ar cad é atá ag tarlú ó thaobh iad sin atá ag díol cíosa sa Stát seo. Chímid ó na figiúirí a tháinig amach go bhfuil cíosanna ag dul suas 12% in aghaidh na bliana. Is é sin an ráta is airde a chonaic muid ó thosaigh an bord seo ag déanamh tuairisce ar arduithe cíosa 15 bliain ó shin. Walking to the Chamber, I was thinking that, surely to God, the penny must drop somewher…

Increasing rents.

How high will rents go before you recognise your mistake here?

What about 20%?

Would rents going up by 20% be okay for you?

Go on. I am just asking a rational question. What about 15% or 20%? What about 25%? Cuckoo land.

You have set a new record and you do not care.

The worst thing is you do not care.

I raised this matter with the Minister of State previously. It relates to St. Eunan’s National School in the town of Raphoe, which is in desperate need of a new ASD unit. Has she given further thought to this matter since I last raised it with her and what plans has she or her Department in place to provide a unit for this fantastic school and its deserving pupils?

I thank the Minister of State for her engagement in the aftermath of my raising the issue relating to this school previously. I do not in any way question her bona fides in relation to these matters, but we cannot treat children like this. It is just not fair. These are children with autism whose families may be struggling with other issues, as well as issues regarding their children's development. The answer here is that there are other classes in the vicinity, so go 10 miles down the road. It does not matter that…