I ran out of time.

It is not my job to order the business of an Oireachtas committee. I am sure the Deputy is well-----

The Deputy is asking me a question as the Taoiseach. I will respond to it, if that is alright. First, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, is a good person who works hard and does a good job. I do not like the aspersion cast on him in the constant framing of the Deputy's questions quite frankly. Of course, I am going to use the time available to me, when the Deputy raised the case of Kyran Durnin, to put on the record of this House the extreme concern of Government and, I think, this House. That is an appropriate thing t…

I do not accept that characterisation at all. Of course, it is hard to cost the locations that Deputy McDonald would secure for migrant accommodation because she will not tell us where they are. She keeps telling us where she is against and what she is against when it comes to the migration debate, but she has yet to tell us where she believes any site should be located. I look forward to her telling us that very soon. Deputy McDonald is right that the costs were higher for the Ukrainian modular homes, and that is …

We were looking to provide them with accommodation. We were working in real-time, in an absolute emergency, to provide accommodation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians. There were no ideal sites or ideal situations at all. We also know, because the Comptroller and Auditor General quotes this, although Deputy McDonald left it out, that the overall cost of the modular project is the equivalent of five years of hiring private sector rooms in hotels, which is not something we want to do. This is an investment that we w…

I thank Deputy Smith for raising this important issue regarding Holywell in Swords and the fact there is a serious constraint on access to bus capacity and the length of time that is adding to people's commute as they go about their daily lives. I will certainly contact the National Transport Authority to highlight the Deputy’s views and I will liaise with him directly on it.

First, the women of Ireland and everybody in Ireland will know exactly my positions and the positions of my party in a general election on this and other issues. It is not correct to say that no progress has been made in relation to that report as a number of operational elements have been implemented by the Department of Health. While I am open to correction on this, I am not sure it is correct to say that the health committee has endorsed the implementation of all the findings of the Marie O’Shea report. I would …

We all want a better health service for all, and that is what we are working for on a daily basis. That is why we provided the largest ever health budget, why we have the largest number of people ever working in the public service and why we provided funding for thousands more nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals in the HSE budget for 2025. In relation to the issue of Mallow Hospital, I will ask the Minister for Health to come back to the Deputy directly on that because we are increasing the budget for recr…

Wow. To be so flippant about the efforts that were made.

To be so flippant. Yes, that is what I said. To be so flippant. Do you want me to say it again? To be so flippant about the efforts that were made to save lives in this country, the efforts that were made to secure every possible piece of equipment, every possible piece of PPE-----

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I am not out of order. I am in order, thank you very much. I am trying to answer your question. You might not like the answer because you just like to stand up and pontificate.

Just let me answer the question, will you? Thank you. The reality of the situation is that so much effort was made by so many good people working in the Department of Health to save lives. That is what they did, and I am proud of them. They did not waste during Covid. They worked really hard during Covid, around the clock, while people like you just threw barbed comments from the sidelines.

I do not doubt the seriousness of the issue the Deputy raised. I just do not have the details to hand nor am I sure about the appropriateness of commenting on the floor of the House. However, if the Deputy wants to correspond with me on the matter, I will certainly undertake to pass it on to the relevant parties.

I try not to quote the Gospels but I take HIQA reports seriously. They are an important indication and are there for a very good reason. I have not yet seen that HIQA report but I will look at it now the Deputy has brought it to my attention. We have provided very significant additional funding to the Saolta Hospital Group for 2025. We are at the point of asking what the impact is in terms of benefits for patients when such a level of budgetary provision is being made available. I will seek an update from the Minis…

I am very grateful to the task force I established for launching its report on Monday. It is a really good blueprint for Dublin. I expect the interdepartmental group to be established without delay as in within days and that it will report to the Government in the middle of December with a three-year action plan for moving those recommendations forward. The figure of 1,000 gardaí is a big figure but is one that is required. It is entirely doable when we see Templemore back at capacity and a new class graduate from …

That is a very sensible suggestion and I assure him it is one we are going to act on. The challenge is the issue of forward planning and better co-ordinating. I see a number of schools with multiple application processes in my constituency and I imagine it is very similar in Kildare. This leads to a child being on many lists. This is not to blame the parents, who are doing their best. Bringing in a centralised application process where there can be clarity far out as to how many children need a place will get a bet…

I will check the data. I do not doubt the Deputy's data but I do not have the data in front of me. I know Garda numbers overall are back in a position where we can make real progress because Templemore is finally effectively full. A new class is coming out every 12 weeks. We have provided significant funding for up to 1,000 more gardaí over the next 12 months and I have no doubt Meath will benefit from that in terms of additional gardaí.

I will. I do not want to bluff on this. I need to get on top of it, but I will certainly look at it in light of what the Deputy said. The general approach we should take on European matters is we should never be out of kilter with what seems to be the norm. If the Deputy is saying we are taking an approach that is very different from many other States, that would be a concern for me. I will raise the matter directly with the Minister, Deputy Chambers, and come back to her.

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I will speak to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and ask that she speaks to the Garda in Limerick. I join with the Deputy in thanking gardaí for the work they do in Limerick, while also accepting that supporting and resourcing them is key and core. That is what we want to do. Limerick is one of the areas that has the roll-out of body cams for gardaí, which is important for their safety and for public safety. I have also said that we are trying to increase our Garda numbers. We…