Deputy Troy is gesticulating furiously from the Gallery.

Do not fall over Deputy Troy.

We have spotted you. Do not worry.

You are supposed to make your own arrangements. It is not my job to arrange the slots for you but in the circumstances I take it that you are sharing time.

Thank you, Minister. We congratulate you on your appointment and acknowledge that it is very much in the nation's interest that you succeed in the challenges that lie ahead. I call Deputy James Browne.

Does the Minister wish to respond? I am afraid that there are only seconds left.

Now we move to the Deputy O'Reilly of Sinn Féin, who is proposing to share time with Deputy Paul Donnelly.

Maybe we will hear Deputy Paul Donnelly because there is just a minute left.

The Minister may correspond with Deputy O'Reilly.

Deputy Griffin is sharing with Deputy Durkan. They have 15 minutes.

Does the Minister want to respond to any of those questions? There is a little over a minute remaining. The Minister might correspond with the Deputies on some of those matters.

Does the Minister have anything else to say in conclusion before we bring the matter to finality?

Before adjourning, we must agree the arrangements for next week's proceedings of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. The arrangements were notified in a report of the Business Committee circulated this evening. If we take the arrangements as read, can I take it they are agreed to? Agreed.

Suígí síos le bhur dtoil. This is certainly a very effective demonstration of social distancing that we have here today. A Thaoisigh, a chomhghleacaithe, fáilte romhaibh ar fad go dtí an ionad iontach seo don chruinniú stairiúil den Tríocha-Tríú Dáil. A dhaoine uaisle, tá a lán stair leagtha síos ón am a tharla an t-olltoghchán i mí Feabhra. Táimid inniu tagtha trasna na Life chun Rialtas nua a chur ar bhun. Tá práinn leis an ngnó atá le déanamh againn. Taoiseach, colleagues, it has taken us a long time to get here…

Is é an chéad ghnó atá le déanamh againn ná Taoiseach a ainmniú de bhun Airteagal 13.1.1° den Bhunreacht. Having called on proposers and seconders, I will then call upon parties or groups that have not made a nomination to speak. The Business Committee has agreed that a proposer and seconder shall have five minutes each, and each party or group that has not made a nomination shall have ten minutes each. I call Deputy Norma Foley whom I believe will nominate Deputy Micheál Martin for the post of Taoiseach.

Glaoim ar an Teachta O'Connor.

Tuigim go bhfuil ainmniúchán eile le déanamh ag an Teachta Pearse Doherty.

Cloisfimid anois ón Teachta McDonald.

Anois, An Taoiseach, le do thoil.

Thank you, Deputy. It is interesting to note, Deputy, that we are not just getting a new Government but we apparently now have a new party. I now call on members of the independent Independent group.