I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - To discuss a new management structure for the Curragh plains. Deputy Frankie Feighan - To discuss the forestry by laws around set-back of trees from power lines. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness - To discuss children in Dungarvan being left without a special school place. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the new primary care centre to be …

I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. I invite Deputy Ó Laoghaire to move the motion.

This is not the first time I have stood here and said that once again it is Groundhog Day. We have dealt with many serious issues in relation to this. Everyone has their single transferable speech. At times I have stood and said that everything had already been said. Everything was already said when the first speaker got up today. We accept that Ireland is not a global superpower. We accept that we do not have the power to stop Benjamin Netanyahu engaging in outright genocide but we know what we can do. It is a mat…

There is an element of Groundhog Day here, whether we are talking about services for families of people with disabilities, school places for children with disabilities or carers. There is general agreement with regard to the billions that carers save. We could not operate without the care provided by family members to those they love. In Ireland and many other places, that has always been relied on. Luckily, it has not failed us to date but unfortunately this State has failed these families over many years. We have…

Hear, hear.

The Acting Chair did not let me go over time the last time.

My intention was to go last so as not to take time from anybody. In fairness, Deputy Munster has dealt with a considerable amount of information on Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, including the warnings relating to the emergency department. On Thursday, 10 October, Fórsa, the INMO and SIPTU organised a large demonstration and protest outside the hospital, but that is not what we want to see. We want to see what the nurses and medical staff are asking for, which is safe staffing. They talked about the absolute disaste…

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-----we must talk about the fact that we do not have the assessment procedures in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital or Crosslanes.

I think we are all glad when meeting with any world leaders that the issue of the ongoing genocide is brought up. When we talk to colleagues across the EU, there is nobody in Ireland who is going to say they can understand in any way, shape or form their views regarding the maintenance and continuity of the EU-Israel association agreement as it exists. We need to see, in whatever way possible, any moves with regard to looking at those humanitarian conditions on the basis of what is an absolutely unfathomable ongoin…

I made an oversight in my last interaction with the Taoiseach. While dealing with the UN, I should have also raised the case of Private Seán Rooney. We have seen what is in the public domain. The family is concerned and frustrated with the lack of communication from the UN following requests from the coroner. This is something that needs to be addressed. I have spoken to the Taoiseach before about Carlinn Hall in Dundalk and I have also raised it with the Minister. Whoever is in government really needs to look at t…

I spoke to Taoiseach recently about autism units in Louth and Dundalk, and the fact there are 18 secondary schools in Louth and only half of them provide units. We could decide to hammer the schools but when we speak to schools such as the Marist, it will speak about going over and back with the NCSE and the Department and say that it has been far from perfect. With regard to primary schools, I have told the Taoiseach about Sheelagh National School which wanted to speak to somebody in the building unit in the Depar…

There has been an over and back. I will finish on this.

She is an advanced paramedic and the National Ambulance Service is not accepting this. She is not able to carry out life-saving operations and this is not good enough.

It looks as though we will have a good deal of agreement on support for this legislation. We have spoken about the need for amendments but there has been some failure. As an example, yesterday I visited Clan na Gael's GAA club near Cox's Demesne in Dundalk, where there was a group called Maxi's Law, which is named after the unfortunate death by suicide of Mark “Maxi” Kavanagh, who was very well known in Dundalk. The group raised the issue of mental health services. People spoke about the need for equality of access…

First, I bring up the really tragic story of Kyran Durnin, the missing child and subject of the murder investigation. We obviously hope this investigation continues, the child is found and we get some element of truth and justice. There is a wider issue regarding child welfare and child protection, but that is for another day. I also bring up the issue of Michael Reade of LMFM, whom, sadly, we lost. He was a top-class interviewer and broadcaster. He was tough, sometimes a bit too tough, but very fair. He will be sa…

We all know that there are significant issues around road safety. I will use the example of the N53, which is the Dundalk to Castleblayney road, because there have been a number of car smashes on it. I am talking about Sheelagh. There is basically a double turn-off. There is one for Ballybinaby and one for Crossmaglen. When I ask questions about this, I am generally told that the national road speed limits will be reviewed in the next 24 months and that particular attention will be given to this issue. These speed …

I agree that at any engagement with world leaders of states involved in supplying weapons to Israel, we have to bring up the brutal genocide and unacceptability of any of that. I agree with what many Deputies have said about ensuring that we have repeal of the legacy Act and that we find a fit-for-purpose solution to provide truth and justice to the families of those killed in Dublin and Monaghan; of Hugh Watters and Jack Rooney, who were killed in the Dundalk bombing; of Seamus Ludlow; of Sean Brown; and of many o…

It is absolutely necessary, and I have spoken with the Tánaiste on this previously, that communication is maintained with the families of our peacekeepers, who are doing absolutely necessary work. We have had huge worries. It is a disgrace, but it is just a continuity of disgraceful actions by the IDF in firing on UNIFIL positions. Will the Tánaiste give an update on his interactions with the UN as regards the mandate? A number of people have mentioned the difficulty that our Defence Forces and others have in maint…

I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy Brady. I ask the Minister to respond to reports that substantial volumes of munitions intended for the Israeli military are being transported through Irish airspace, and if he will make a statement on the matter. In fairness, there has been a fair amount in the public domain about this. We know that we need to ensure that we are not in any way facilitating what is going on in Gaza or the wider Middle East by the IDF at this time. Obviously, the Tánaiste has spoken befor…