Cathy Bennett

If you-----

Go back to Bord Bia. We are discussing Bord Bia.

Actually, next week, we are-----

Deal with this issue.

I am sure the Minister of State-----

Too late.

They want Bord Bia certification.

They want it Bord Bia-certified.

The customer does not want Brazilian beef.

I hope he will.

Nobody is questioning the quality.

You do not care about us. Give us Brazilian beef.

So all the Government cares about is the exports, not the imports.

There is a problem with the-----

They could say there was a proper Government in place.

Bord Bia-certified means something to everyone.

The Ministers of State were given four and half minutes extra.

In September of last year, the then Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, conceded that pulling one-off payments would be difficult. His decision at the time was predicated in part upon inflation continuing to remain around 2%. Those were his own words. In reality, CSO figures now show a 12-month inflation rate of 3.2%. It was a callous and cruel budget that was cut-throat with cost-of-living sup…

-----because there is no other way to address and respond to the challenges we face as a society. Every Member of this House can staple their colours to the mast through this motion. Are the members of the Government not concerned that both the ESRI and the PBO predict that poverty will continue to rise for people with disabilities?

Do they want to do something about it?

If so, the Minister must support this motion.

People are.

I welcome that Tusla is to be assigned guiding principles, particularly in relation to the best interests of the child as a paramount consideration as well as the duty to co-operate between relevant bodies and the establishment of the implementation and the interagency committee. They would seem to be sensible proposals. At this point, people rightly expect more from the Government. While we are 3…

148. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; and the number he intends to have in place by the end of 2026. [6174/26]

In January 2022, the Minister’s predecessor committed to doubling the number of domestic violence refuge spaces in the State by the end of that year. I acknowledge that the doubling of available spaces is significant. However, the number in question is only half the number mandated by the Istanbul Convention on the prevention of violence against women and girls. That said, the Government commitmen…