It is absolutely necessary that the Tánaiste maintain communication with the family and that the pressure be maintained, not only on the Lebanese authorities but also on the UN. Is the Tánaiste reasonably happy that there is a free flow of information at this point from the UN? There were promises that information would be provided to the family, but I am not sure that all has been done. We need to ensure that happens. Is there any further news regarding Mohammad Ayyad, who was not there in court? This obviously le…

Many of us became worried about some of stories in the public domain, including that Mohammad Ayyad was not even in Lebanon, so there is a necessity for pressure to be put on the Lebanese regime. Is the Tánaiste reasonably happy that the UN is providing that information? I assume that the Government will maintain pressure to ensure this happens, particularly with regard to information for the family. Regarding the Army pensions case involving John McNeela, whose son Michael made the ultimate sacrifice in Lebanon wh…

And whether it can be retrospective.

We really have to give consideration to housing adaptation grants and to look at them properly. We know they have been reviewed. Both the thresholds and the amounts paid have been increased but this does not cover the cost of building. I am talking in particular about those who fall into disability, whether down to old age, accidents, or children coming of age and needing a greater level of supports. We have all had these sorts of issues and occasionally got them across the line, but every year we have a case where…

I also add my voice to the two cases that have been spoken: Kyran Durnin and Daniel Aruebose. The only good news is that at least Daniel's body was found. We are talking about an absolutely tragic set of circumstances and families who had engaged with Tusla. I have no doubt we all know and are aware of the issues. We know that we need to make sure that, first of all, we have the correct frameworks and protocols for child protection, and that they are then adhered to. There is no doubt we need reviews in these two c…

-----so if there is a need for resources, they could be put in early before things become disastrous or tragic. In some cases, it is all about child protection. We need absolute supports and protection of the child.

We are failing at this point. We must look back and learn so we know where we must go in the future.

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In fairness, I do not think anybody will have any major issue when they read the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030. There is nothing wrong with the names and there is nothing wrong with the pillars. Like the Minister, anyone who has spoken to disability groups, or those who have had to deal with the realities of disabilities, will speak about all those particular issues that impact. We are talking about the cost of disability, the inability to get social care and healthcare, the added cos…

Unfortunately, this is like rinse and repeat. Earlier, the Minister of State spoke about the fact that the number of children who do not have appropriate places is in single digits. In fairness Equality in Education has the number at 168. That is the number that the Minister of State could not provide. He has promised to come back with those numbers. If we could have a real conversation in relation to what the numbers are, or what the actual need is, and how we can actually address this particular issue, it would b…

I accept that. The fact is we do this every year. We do the exact same thing. We need a solution because it is not right to have these parent having to go through the trauma of this and then to show up here and to be advocates. They just want to be parents and they want this Government to deliver for their children. Sin é.

Flexibility is always welcome in a Chair.

We all know the issues that are impacted by Uisce Éireann. It says that delivering infrastructure can take more money. In my own constituency, even in the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report, we have question marks in relation to everything from Cabinhill to Greenmount and Tallanstown. We need to see movement on all of this.

I suppose we need to see that review as soon as possible. Has the Minister any information on the timeline for the sectoral allocations? Some of what I am talking about, particularly in the case of Dundalk, falls into the bracket of projects that have been timelined. The three projects I mentioned - Cabinhill, Tallanstown and Greenmount - have had planning, plans and dates, yet their timelines have unfortunately all been put back. In the recent EPA report, we are told there are question marks over the robustness an…

I hope the interaction that we have is in relation to delivery. Some of the projects I spoke about earlier have been timelined. It is a matter of ensuring that those timelines are at least met. They are timelines that have been set further back than we would have anticipated or wanted. There are particular issues. I welcome the Minister's statement that there is need for a greater level of funding. We are not in the place we would like to be as regards infrastructure. Looking to the Minister of State, Deputy Moran,…

It is a matter of delivering in all this. We are not where we need to be and we need to get there.

Tá muid sásta déileáil leis seo inniu. Without a doubt, we are all very happy to be dealing with this legislation. On some level, I agree with whoever said earlier that we need this to happen as quickly as possible. It should have happened earlier. We all know why the Criminal Assets Bureau was set up. We have all seen what it has done at State level and locally. There is nobody who does not like to see crime is made to pay, whether that is through the courts or through the civil courts, as the Minister said, and t…

I want to take up the issue of a child who is registered blind and who is due to start at Rampark National School in north Louth in September. The child can navigate around quite well but he is sensitive to lighting levels and they greatly affect him. It has been stated that he needs an SNA from a health and safety perspective. The principal of the school says communication with the NCSE has been incredibly difficult and the school has been given a hard “No” and told there will be no additional support. The school …

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach.

I do not think anyone has a particular issue with providing corporate governance arrangements and accountability for the HSE. Deputy Cullinane dealt with this from the point of view of the smoke and mirrors we are seeing here. We are not seeing any real change with any of this. It is all well and good to look like the State is getting tough with the HSE about budget failures and overruns, but the necessary reforms need to be ensured. We are talking about the multi-annual framework. We are dealing with the other ine…