Verona Murphy

Amendment No. 2 arises out of committee proceedings. Is the Deputy pressing the amendment?

The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of 23 June: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby passed."

The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.

Amendments Nos. 1 and 3 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Did Deputy O'Callaghan raise his hand?

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, on the question, "That motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to State responsibility for foundation retention risk in defective concrete homes. On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.

Before I call on the other Deputies, we are very lucky to have dancers from a prestigious, world-champion school of Irish dancing visiting, the dancers of the Cabe Academy of Castleknock, who are here with Deputy Emer Currie. I ask them to stand up and let us see their uniforms. Very well done to them. They are most welcome. I congratulate them at such a young age to be representing us on a world …

Deputy Gogarty's colleagues are not here, so he has the floor until one arrives or until the end of his speaking time

As we have no further speakers, I ask the Minister of State to make her response in eight minutes.

Go ahead. We are within time.

In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.

In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.

You will be back in.

I call Deputy Marie Sherlock, who is sharing with Deputy Kenny. Deputy Sherlock has ten minutes.

Deputy Ward might indulge me for a moment.

The tours are on, and I wish to welcome the members of Rosslare Harbour Women's Shed who have come to visit us today and are in the Gallery. They are most welcome. I call Deputy Mark Ward.

I thank Deputy Rice. Before I call the next Member, I wish to welcome, from my own village of Ramsgrange, the group Blokes With Cameras. They have had a few women join them today and they are all most welcome. I now call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

The Minister says that she does not have that power. She can address the issue later.

The Deputy's time is up.

The Deputy is eating into other Members' time.

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss an application for an interim ancillary grant by a national school in Mitchelstown. Deputy Tom Brabazon - To discuss the loss of staff at St. Francis Junior School in Priorswood in the context of its new DEI…

Sorry, Deputy, that is not allowed.

The Deputy has not raised a point of order.

If the Minister of State wishes to use the time remaining to respond to the Deputy, he may do so.