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frostbite. Longer term there is real concern about its impact on the mental health of adolescents. The damage it does can be severe. Excessive use blocks the development of the coating that protects nerves and can lead to spinal cord damage. The aims of the Bill are straightforward … aims to make it hard for the product to be purchased by under 18-year-olds. Criminal gangs are aware of the profits they can make from selling this product. They are purchasing it in bulk cheaply and selling it for a profit to young people

Ringsend treatment plant where wastewater is being discharged into Dublin Bay at various points when there is a severe overload due to excessive rainwater. That happens, as we are seeing right now. Many people in my constituency use Dublin Bay. They swim in various parts … that problematic? It is problematic because we have seen the issues with private development when they cut corners. They are doing it for profit. They are not doing it as a charity. I am concerned that we are going to be dealing with substandard water and wastewater infrastructure

slow and there are examples of people waiting years within the system. The family reunification implications in the Bill are cruel and excessive, particularly in immediate families. We have to recognise that people - mothers and fathers - are separated from their children. I appeal to the Minister … happened. There is money being made and some people have got very wealthy off the back of this. Being honest, there is rampant profiteering and all sorts of chancers who have made huge money off the back of it and have got very well off in a short