It is proposed to refer this Bill to the Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development, pursuant to Standing Orders 103 and 188.
I thank the Deputy.
In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 23 September 2026.
This is a 12-and-a-half minute slot for two questions and each Deputy will have two minutes to speak.
Before I call Deputy Daly, there was a request for copies of the Minister of State's speech and I am not sure whether they have arrived. We have an agreement at the Business Committee that speeches are provided. I take it that what has arrived for Deputy Daly is not the speech.
It is something different. We are still waiting for the speech but it is on the way. That is fine.
Before we commence business, I want to take this opportunity to welcome you all back to the Dáil today and I hope you have had an opportunity for some rest over the summer break. As we begin a new Dáil term and reflecting on developments over the past year, I want to emphasise our shared responsibility to ensure that Leinster House is a safe, respectful and professional workplace for everyone. Robust debate and polit…
We will now proceed with the business. For the first Leaders' Questions of the session, I call Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.
The Taoiseach will respond.
It is rhetorical.
It was rhetorical, Deputy.
Deputy.
Deputy, please.
Deputy.
I thank the Taoiseach. Excuse me, I was distracted. I call Deputy O'Callaghan.
The Taoiseach to respond.
Deputy, please.
Thank you, Taoiseach.
The Taoiseach, uninterrupted.
Will the Deputy allow the answer, please?
Deputy, your party has had its question.
Thank you, Taoiseach.
Excuse me, Deputy Tóibín is on his feet.
The Taoiseach to respond, please. Thank you, Deputy.
Sorry, Deputy, uninterrupted.