The Deputy has no solutions at all but he does not want any, in fairness to him.

I thank Deputy Pringle for raising this issue. I know this has been extraordinarily tough and difficult. Those words do not fully capture the struggle and the stress that many families living in the Deputy's county and some other counties have been dealing with as a result of the loss and destruction of their homes due to defective blocks. We have worked very hard on this issue as a Government. The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, has worked very hard on this at the Cabinet table with our colleagues as well. We have n…

I gave the Deputy figures to the end of February but I have just seen that to the end of April we have had 1,644 applications to the previous scheme and 436 to the enhanced scheme. That is just for the record because it is important to give the most up-to-date figures. Today, we took-----

The Deputy knows this is a serious issue. I am trying to respond with the seriousness the issue deserves, if that is okay. Today, the Government took another decision that will benefit householders in the Deputy's constituency to the tune of tens of thousands of euro. These are substantive decisions that were taken. When we are in government, we do not just point out the problems; we also have to work to come up with the solutions. We took another decision today that I hope will show people in the Deputy's constitu…

In case people at home will think this has been in any way rushed, this Bill had 120 hours of debate on Committee Stage. It also went through pre-legislative scrutiny. When Deputy Peter Burke was the Minister of State with responsibility for planning, many meetings were held with various stakeholders. At some point, we need to get on and pass a law that is going to reform our planning laws. Only a few weeks ago, the Deputies were all shouting at me about the importance of the Housing Commission, which talked about …

We need to roll up the sleeves and get the job done. We are doing four and a half hours today and eight hours tomorrow. People need homes. We need our planning system to be reformed. This Government is going to actually make progress on housing, while some in the Opposition are trying to obstruct that progress.

On carers, I am happy for that to be discussed at the Business Committee. There is no time this week for the reasons we have just outlined.

The Deputy can raise that at the Business Committee. I have no difficulty with a debate being held.

I am not sure I am on the Business Committee but the Deputy can raise it there.

Not to be pedantic, but the RSA would not have written to me last March because I was not the Taoiseach then. I will certainly follow up on any correspondence the authority may have sent to my predecessor. I have met representatives of the RSA on two occasions since becoming Taoiseach. We have authorised the use of €3 million more of its reserves for those very important education and awareness campaigns the Deputy rightly talked about. We have also allocated €30 million in additional funding for local authorities …

That is a fair and important question. My medium-term plan, or my plan over an even shorter timeframe, is to secure State-owned lands that can provide safe shelter and access to sanitation. I will chair a multiagency meeting on the issue of migration and shelter this evening. I have a view about the tents that I think the Deputy shares. None of us want to see that happen from a humanitarian point of view or from the point of view of the city. I am pleased that, through our actions, approximately 690 additional peop…

I have been in the service in Summerhill and I know Dr. Austin O'Carroll and the very good work he does. I thank Deputy Shortall for contacting my office on this. I undertake to speak today to the relevant Ministers and I am happy to come back to Deputy Shortall.

I thank Deputy Murphy. We are clearly on the side of saving the planet. We are clearly on the side of reducing our emissions by 51% by 2030. We have a very ambitious climate action plan on this and a lot of work to do. We urgently need to move away from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energies. I will ask the Minister for the environment to share a view on the comments of the UN Secretary General.

I thank Deputy Canney. We will certainly give this consideration. I note the motion he brought forward to the House recently on a range of issues to do with carers. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, indicated at the time her intention to look at a number of these issues and the means testing issue in advance of the budget. We will factor this into our budget considerations and engage with Deputy Canney before it.

I heard the serious concerns of the people of Borrisokane recently when I was in Tipperary and I have received some correspondence from them which I will come back to them on after I have engaged with the Minister. I do take it that Borrisokane, and I am just referencing that place because it is the one I know, has been very welcoming and helpful in responding to the humanitarian crisis.

I thank Deputy Harkin for raising this important matter. I am advised by the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, that she understands that the national advocacy service submitted a business case to the Citizens Information Board in relation to pay grades and other conditions on 10 May last on foot of that Labour Court recommendation. My understanding is that, as part of these considerations, the Citizens Information Board held a meeting with the advocacy service, along with Kevin Duffy, former chairman of the Labour Court,…

I thank Deputy Costello for raising the issue of the need for a primary care centre for Drimnagh. I will follow up with the HSE directly. As the Deputy says, a site was identified. I will seek an update for him on timelines and on that piece regarding engagement in terms of the facilities and services that are needed.

I thank Deputy Kerrane for raising the importance of the advanced paramedic and the rapid response vehicle. I will follow up directly with the Minister for Health and ask him to revert to her.

I thank Deputy Farrell for raising this issue. I had a brief word with the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, on this earlier today. My understanding is that it is still planned to publish that legislation quite shortly. Obviously the timeline for passing it will depend on all of us in this House. In parallel to that we are reviewing the timeline for those elections and I will revert to the Deputy shortly on that.

I thank Deputy Nolan for raising this issue. I agree with her that school caretakers and secretaries are crucial parts of school communities. We all see this as we travel around the country and in schools in our own communities. I will certainly talk to the Minister for Education about the ancillary services grant and the impact the Deputy believes this is having on schools in her community and ask her to revert to the Deputy.