She came in after that.

I am not commenting on anything the Senator is saying.

I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Green Party for putting animal welfare on the agenda. At the outset, I want to say I am the son of a cattle dealer and I have brothers who are involved in trading cattle. I know the potential and the importance of exporting cattle, as the Minister of State does, with her responsibility in this area. Let us be clear about the difference in the contribution from the leader in this House of the Green Party, which she has read into the record. I will tease out …

I am sorry. It is he who comes to the committee and engages with us, and I am on the committee. That is what I want to say. I want to acknowledge that because it is an important point. I also want to acknowledge the public representatives who are animal welfare advocates. I particularly want to single out Councillor Tania Doyle from Fingal, Councillor Deirdre Heney, Councillor James Charity, Deputy Holly Cairns, Deputy Gino Kenny and Senator Lynn Boylan, who are very strong advocates across the different party poli…

The Senator is doing well.

Hear, hear.

I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, to delete lines 17 to 20 and substitute the following: " "defective concrete blocks" means concrete blocks that contain excessive amounts of free or unbound muscovite mica or reactive pyrite or any deleterious material or combination of materials as may be prescribed under section 41;". There is a lot of work to do here today and I do not intend to delay unduly or engage too much. There has been an extensive debate on these proposals, including in the Lower House and in committee.…

I move amendment No. 9: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(16) The Minister shall request the National Standards Authority of Ireland to complete the review of I.S. 465:2018, in a timely manner and as far as is possible to ensure that that review is completed in time for the opening of the Defective Concrete Block Scheme as provided for in this Act.”. IS 465:2018 outlines a protocol which can be used to assess and categorise the damaged properties, such as concrete blocks suspected of co…

We will have a busy day.

Thanks to RTÉ this morning, we have been told the report of the Future of Media Commission, which was set up by the Government in September 2020, will come before Cabinet today. That is good. It links into the conversation about the media. The commission's remit was to examine Ireland's public service broadcasters, commercial broadcasters, print and online media platforms. I ask the Leader that we have a debate on that some time in the next term. The delivery and funding of public service media, including RTÉ's rol…

I welcome those in the Public Gallery and thank them for coming. I also welcome the Minister and acknowledge we are in good hands with him on this issue. Moreover, I acknowledge Senator Flynn, who chaired the committee, and the members it comprised. There are 84 recommendations but, as other Senators have said, there is no point in another report gathering more dust if we are not going to do anything about it. The committee has challenged the Oireachtas, advocates for the Traveller community and Travellers themselv…

I would like to hear the Minister of State’s rationale first and then I may have some questions.

I would like to engage with the Minister of State today.

I am clear, but I want to be extra clear.

And to keep the see-saw.

I indicated first but I am happy to go along with the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

That is not the point. On a point of order, I have no difficulty but I did indicate first to come back in. The Leas-Chathaoirleach acknowledged that.

No, he was not in the room when I spoke. I bow to the Chair's decision.

You will not get me then. Sorry.

For the Leas-Chathaoirleach possibly.