John McGuinness

Will the Taoiseach also check the €1.6 million for SOS Kilkenny?

Is the Bill being opposed?

Will the Deputy move that Second Stage be taken in Private Members' time?

I now call the Chief Whip to move a business proposal in accordance with Standing Order 35(5).

If you are allowed-----

The Minister of State-----

The Minister of State will clarify.

I am now obliged to put the question. Is it agreed?

For the information of Members, the Deputy should not make reference to the President or draw that office into any controversy in this House. That is a ruling. The Deputy also cannot and should not make reference to people outside the House. They are not here to defend themselves or to support what the Deputy might be claiming. The Deputy did mention that the Minister had lied, and that too is som…

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 2025: Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport.

Before our next speaker, I welcome Clontarf Tidy Towns to the Public Gallery. I do not know what kind of tillage they have out there but I hope they enjoy the debate. They are here at the invitation of Deputy Heneghan.

I thank the Deputy.

No.

I call Deputy Graves.

The Deputy should conclude.

The Deputy's time has concluded.

A bit of ground hurling.

If rural Ireland is to avail of the developments in the economy in terms of education, job creation or even getting from county to county, we need a proper, well-funded independent coach sector. I appeal to the Minister to consider that whatever reliefs are given to public services should also be given to private operators. I refer to under-nines travelling free of charge or any other schemes that…

We are over time now, Taoiseach.

I ask the Taoiseach to conclude.

We have now used the time for Taoiseach's questions.

I have to ask the Taoiseach to conclude.

I must ask the Taoiseach to conclude.

Taoiseach, we have gone way over time.

We have to move on to the next business. We cannot go into Questions Nos. 25 to 35, inclusive, because the time has lapsed.