I think anybody who follows UN peacekeeping mandates knows that it has become so difficult to even agree or renew a UN peacekeeping mandate. Incredible Irish peacekeepers have served with the UN. We saw this first-hand when we served on the UN Security Council in 2021 and 2022. The increased use, or threat of the use, of the veto by permanent members of the UN Security Council has directly-----

-----impacted on our role in international peacekeeping. In fact, a new peacekeeping mission has not been authorised by the UN Security Council since-----

Please do not shout me down. There has not been a new mission authorised since 2014. We will have a debate in this House. To be clear, any legislation we bring forward will absolutely protect Ireland's neutrality. Ireland's neutrality is not at risk, as much as Deputy Smith may wish for her own political gain to suggest it is.

I am, every single day. I will seek an update from the Minister for Transport about that business case. I appreciate the point Deputy Shanahan made.

The committee has yet to discuss that. As Deputy McNamara knows from his participation in the justice committee, it is currently giving consideration to the Pact. I believe the committee asked for more time. It is sensible that such time is provided and then the Government will consider matters if they come back to the Dáil. In addition to the vote on the Pact, obviously any decision in relation to it will require legislation. That will provide all Deputies in this House with an opportunity to vote on it line by li…

I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for raising this important issue. I value the work done by the Irish Wheelchair Association. I see the benefit of it across the country and I will certainly take an interest in the issue he highlights in the service in Cavan town. I welcome the fact that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is working very hard on this matter. I will talk to the Minister about it also.

I am reminded of the political adage of wishing Deputy Leddin luck, but not too much. I do wish him luck in his campaign. I will certainly raise the matter with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I very much appreciate the importance of this election to the people of Limerick. Limerick will be the first city and county in our country to vote for its directly elected mayor. That office comes with significant powers, responsibilities and opportunities and indeed, I imagine, learnings for the res…

I thank Deputy Michael Healy-Rae for raising Liam’s situation on behalf of his mother, Pamela, and his grandmother, Mary. The Deputy raised this issue with me last week. He also wrote to me about it last week. I have been in contact with the Minister for Health in relation to the case. I will do so again this afternoon.

I know Cherrywood very well. I will ask the Minister for housing to reply to Deputy Boyd Barrett directly.

I will raise with the Minister for Education the need for the works to be completed at Sandymount School for the benefit of the children and Enable Ireland. I will come back to Deputy Andrews directly on the issue. I note Deputy Madigan's experience in, and passion for, the area of family law. It is a priority area for the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who has put in a lot of work on it. I believe the legislation is on Committee Stage in the Seanad. I welcome the fact that the Minister will meet the Deputy on the issue…

Deputy Ó Cuív asked about An Bord Pleanála. As he rightly said, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has been working hard in this area to increase the resources into the board. I know he will want to do more in that space and I will support him in that regard. I also think the planning Bill, which we need to pass before the summer recess, is a major piece of landmark legislation to update and overhaul our entire planning system.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, together. The former Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, travelled to Paris on 26 February to attend a high-level meeting on assistance to Ukraine convened by President Macron and attended by leaders and representatives from EU member states and other like-minded countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. The meeting in Paris was a valuable opportunity for Ukraine's friends and allies to come together to assess Ukraine's needs, both military an…

I thank the Deputies. There were quite a few questions there. I realise that in questions to the Taoiseach, we stray a lot from the actual questions. On Deputy Haughey's question regarding sanctions, Ireland welcomed the adoption of the European Union's 13th sanctions package against Russia on 23 February to coincide with the two-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Discussions on a 14th package are ongoing. Ireland will continue to support measures to effectively implement sanctions but als…

Fair play to the Deputy.

A number of people contributed to that very important discussion on security and defence and they deserve to be heard. The issue of the triple lock came up at that forum and it highlighted the need to revisit triple lock requirements. As such, one of the key outcomes of the forum was the need for a new process to replace the current system underpinning the deployment of Irish troops abroad, which effectively allows UN Security Council members to bind Ireland's hands in international engagement through the exercise …

But the number at the moment is 12.

I am pointing out-----

We will have plenty of time to debate these proposals.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 to 12, inclusive, together. A Policing Service for the Future is the Government’s plan to implement the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. The implementation of the plan has been overseen by a dedicated programme office in the Department of the Taoiseach and an implementation group on policing reform, chaired by an independent person. The final phase of the plan is expected to conclude later this year in line with the enhanced governance and accountabil…

I am very conscious of the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings coming up. I will indeed give consideration to the issues that the Deputy has raised and will seek to be briefed on the matters in advance of the anniversary. I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for raising that. I am reluctant to comment on the floor of the Dáil on the individual cases Deputy Paul Murphy raised. I will consider both of them and will reply to him in writing when I get an up-to-date position from the Minister for Justice on that. Dep…