Yes. They are getting longer in certain areas.

The Taoiseach can shake his head all he likes. I have given him just two examples of my constituents. I could give him 102 examples but I only have three minutes. Rather than see the Taoiseach shake his head, I want to see an audit of how administration is being carried out. Most carers are tasked with delivering 26 hours. Does the Taoiseach know what the average delivery is? It is 19 hours. There are always seven hours going a-begging that nobody seems to take care of. I know this because I have talked to the prev…

How many letters went out and were delivered?

The Taoiseach cannot decipher between spin and delivery. Some 9.5 million were sanctioned but none were delivered.

Some 19 hours of home care and seven hours lying in her own urine.

Some seven hours lying in her own urine.

It was an announcement.

I have heard the response for two and a half years.

Two and a half years.

The Minister of State cannot get a meeting with the Taoiseach either.

I thought the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, was over mental health.

I am not dismissing that. The Taoiseach is using it as an excuse.

I am glad to see both the Minister and Minister of State here. This is something I certainly cannot be accused of being populist about. In the past week we have heard all about turf and carbon emissions. In the life of this Government but also in my previous role as head of the Irish Road Haulage Association, I have been asking whey the barrier has not been removed from the Dublin Port tunnel. It is a toll barrier, despite trucks being able to use the tunnel for free, and it causes an extra 40,000 litres of fuel to…

I must express my frustration and exasperation at such a rote answer written by civil servants who as Deputy Fitzmaurice said earlier just do not know what they are talking about. There is no toll to be paid by trucks and there is no suggestion that by removing the barrier, the tunnel would be free for use by all vehicles. Newer technology, such as that used on the M50, would mean the truck would not have to stop at a barrier and the extra torque, which currently leads to a litre of fuel being used and emissions go…

Again, it is not about helping hauliers but rather the 1,300 people that we have heard said all week die due to lung health issues caused by carbon in our atmosphere. Here we have 40,000 litres of extra fuel being expended every day, amounting to more than 10 million litres per year, and that could be prevented. There are tunnels all over the world that are not managed by toll barriers. Is the Minister telling me it is beyond the civil servants to look at other models around the world to find a solution so we do no…

Is the Minister saying the lung damage caused by an extra 10 million litres of fuel being used is acceptable?

I would like a report on what they have looked at.

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss greater resources for the regional ambulance service in the south east; (2) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - to discuss the need to support residents of an apartment complex (details supplied) to address fire safety flaws; (3) Deputy Colm Burke - to discuss engagement with the Irish Medical Council and An Bord Altr…

I call the Minister of State.

I am pleased to be associated with today's motion by the Regional Group on derelict and vacant properties. I reiterate our thanks to Cáit, our administrator. On a leisurely walk through any town or city in Ireland one will find many derelict or vacant properties. This is particularly the case in towns and city centres but it is also the position in rural areas. These properties are owned by someone. I fully support the rights of people to own private property. However, we need to incentivise people who own a dereli…