Louise O'Reilly

Stop it.

They are in government with you.

A Cheann Comhairle, the public do not want to see a stroke happening like the Government is attempting today.

Give us a break.

The Taoiseach is being asked a very specific set of questions. He could answer them.

The Taoiseach has been asked some very specific questions and he is refusing to answer them.

You have been asked very specific questions here Taoiseach. We deserve an answer. Will you respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?

Will the Taoiseach respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?

Will the Taoiseach respect the decision of the Ceann Comhairle?

And I am sitting-----

The Taoiseach should have respect for the Ceann Comhairle.

And I can hear you.

We are asking for the Taoiseach to respect the decision the Ceann Comhairle made.

We are asking that the Taoiseach respect the decision that he is riding roughshod over.

It is not happening here.

Obviously not.

You might laugh, Taoiseach, but you are not in the White House now. Get up.

10. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the purchases progressed under the tenant in situ scheme in Fingal west for 2023 and 2024; the number of applicants in total for both years; the projected purchases for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12894/25]

The question is a fairly straightforward one. I am looking for some information regarding the tenant in situ scheme. It genuinely seems like the third or fourth secret of Fatima, or whatever it is. Trying to get information out of the county council can be incredibly difficult but it should not be because this is a very important intervention. It is a homeless prevention measure. For the avoidance…

I am looking for the specifics with regard to 2025 as well. I have constituents but I am not going to give the Minister too many details because it is absolutely mortifying for people to have their entire private lives traipsed across the Dáil. I know a woman who is the survivor of domestic abuse, and so is one of her daughters who she is living with. It is herself, her daughters and her grandchil…

The advice people are given is that their application will be noted, and a member of the team will be in contact once they have further details and clarity from the Minister's Department. It is, therefore, incredibly important that he gets that information out as soon as possible. It is long overdue but as is often the case with this Government, it might be better late than never. We are talking a…

I see the responses you send them. You should be ashamed.

I would not be-----

I welcome the visitors in the Public Gallery. I also welcome this motion and thank the Deputies who brought it forward. I thank those carers and their representative organisations who are campaigning for the abolition of the means test for the carer’s payment. They have had a serious impact and have forced the Government into making a commitment. However, we know how much a commitment from this G…

We saw you.