I commend the Minister, the Department and the committee on the work they have done on the Bill to date. I know there has been a high level of stakeholder engagement and some of that has been taken on board and is reflected in the legislation. I encourage the Minister to maintain that engagement going forward as this is a complex and rapidly transforming area of law. I wish to quickly address the importance of the Bill in the context of gambling harm and the potential impact of the Bill in terms of reducing gamblin…

Sinn Féin launched its housing plan yesterday.

I have a copy of the Sinn Féin housing policy that was launched yesterday-----

This Thursday, Cork City Council will open a portal for affordable housing in Tower in Blarney. Some of these affordable housing units will be sold for over €300,000. As the Taoiseach knows, house prices in Dublin are much higher than they are in Cork but still, South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council can sell similar sized houses for €30,000 less. I have a simple question for the Taoiseach. What is the maximum price that a three-bedroom affordable family home should be sold for in Cork?

I am talking about the Tower scheme.

A price of €300,000 is not affordable.

At what price does the Taoiseach consider these houses should be selling?

They are supposed to be affordable housing, a Cheann Comhairle.

The Bill has several important components that will remove unnecessary barriers to registration with CORU, particularly for social workers. Removing the requirement for two years of continuous work will be a big benefit. As we know, life gets in the way and sometimes it can be hard to source two continuous years of employment. However, given the huge shortages of therapists, social care professionals and other important healthcare professionals, I hoped the Bill would be even more ambitious in speeding up the regis…

A recent survey by Aviva showed that four out of ten householders say the grants available are insufficient to encourage them to upgrade their homes. We talk about solar energy and solar panels, for which grants of €2,400 are available, but to do it properly we are talking about between €7,000 and €9,000. Where is the strategy on energy poverty since 2019? I do not know if the Minister remembers this, but a number of months ago he talked about retrofitting and the plans in that regard. As far as I know, there are r…

I echo the calls of my colleague, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, and other Deputies here. Rushed legislation is bad legislation. A call has been made to withdraw these amendments and to look at them as part of the legislation that the Government will bring forward in the autumn. There are serious concerns about why these amendments are coming in at this stage of the game. Here we are at lastminute.com, with the Dáil breaking for the summer tomorrow, and a raft of amendments are being tabled. We have been very constructive on…

When?

No delivery.

Fine Gael has been in government for 11 years.

What about your arrogance?

Tell the truth.

Shame on you.

Go down to Cork.

Getting rid of the Government. That is enough.

What about Government Members?