John McGuinness

Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are related and will be discussed together.

We are due to conclude at 4.15 p.m.

I support the Bill in principle. I believe it will unclog an issue in the planning process. I want to raise an issue and Deputy Stanley has spoken on it before me. I was out on a roadway last night between Kilkenny and Durrow. I was looking at the problem of the wind farms that will be behind and in front of the 15 houses along a stretch of that roadway. The meeting was quite constructive but it s…

I thank the Deputy. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

The Deputy is out of time.

I have to ask the Deputy to conclude. I call Deputy McGrath.

Committee Stage will be taken tomorrow.

Questions Nos. 87 and 88 are grouped. There is not sufficient time left in the slot to deal with them so I propose to move to the next item, which is Leaders' Questions. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Quiet, please.

I welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery the Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia, Mr. Orhan Murtezani, and the special adviser for foreign policy and EU affairs, Ms Elena Presilska. I hope they enjoy the proceedings and their time in Leinster House.

The Deputy should conclude.

The Deputy has gone over time.

The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Is the Bill opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

Is the Bill being opposed?

Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Canney, for statements on the recommendations of the all-island strategic rail review.

I thank Deputy Doherty. I congratulate him on finishing on time.

The Peruvian ambassador and officials from the embassy are in attendance in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. They are very welcome to our proceedings. I thank them for their visit.

No pressure.

Like most Members of the House, I met with Iarnród Éireann recently when it gave a presentation and made its officials available to Members to put their case and highlight the issues in their constituencies. I will get directly to the point. The south east, particularly Carlow and Kilkenny, has very poor connections. Regardless of whether one is en route from those locations to Dublin or down to W…

Over the last few weeks, I have been looking at the emails and telephone messages I have received from constituents. A lot of the names would be familiar to me. I have never heard from them previously and never thought they would be as animated about this issue as to come forward and to put in two pages of an email what they felt about it, but they did. Over time, those numbers have grown signific…

Amendments Nos. 23 and 24 are out of order.

Amendment No. 25 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 25 to 33, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 28 to 33, inclusive, are consequential on No. 25.