John McGuinness

Thanks, Tánaiste.

Tánaiste.

Thank you, Deputy Doherty.

Deputy Doherty.

Thank you, Tánaiste.

You should conclude, please.

Deputy Sheehan.

Bring back in the football; that is all I can say. Deputy Lawlor, please.

Thank you, Tánaiste.

I will bring it to the attention of the Ceann Comhairle.

He has left now, but I want to acknowledge Senator Wilson and the officials he brought visiting here, representing Taiwan in their Dublin office. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their day in Dáil Éireann.

Deputy Hayes should continue.

Deputy, please.

Deputy-----

I welcome the measures that have been introduced. They were timely and perhaps they could have been introduced earlier if we were agile enough as a State to turn around, identify where the problems are and then deal with them but, unfortunately, we are not. It signals that there is a clear dysfunction at the heart of administration in this country and that we do not plan for the future. I hope the…

The Select Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2026: Vote 33.

Allow Deputy Coppinger to speak.

You have to conclude, Deputy Coppinger.

Is the Sinn Féin amendment to the motion agreed?

The vote will be taken at the weekly division time this evening.

Deputy Quaide is not here to move amendments Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, in his name. In any event, amendments Nos. 2 and 3 and amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.

Amendment No. 9 arises out of committee proceedings.

I call on the Government Whip, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to make a statement.

Is that agreed?

The Minister of State has moved the proposal.