Deputy Gerry Adams touched on it, but I would like to be stronger on the issue. Thousands of private and community child care workers came from all over the country today to protest about their low pay and conditions. I am very conscious that the Taoiseach is a very busy man, but I appreciate and I am fully sure he knew that they were out there. They came at great expense and disturbance to themselves in taking a day off work.

About what legislation is the Deputy asking?

I was waiting for the Ceann Comhairle to ask that question. I am speaking about the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2014 and the Government’s commitment in the programme for Government to deal with child care workers, be they private or community. They perform a very important function and I want to know what the Taoiseach has to say about these great people who took a day out of their schedule to come here to protest.

The Deputy should find out about the legislation first.

I would like the Taoiseach to comment also on what he thinks of the people concerned-----

He would be out of order in doing so.

-----and their input to society.

The Deputy is out of order.

I would like to hear what the Taoiseach has to say about the protest today. The issue is very important.

Not on the Order of Business.

The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2014 is due to be published this session. This morning the Cabinet approved the membership of the low pay commission and its first meeting is to take place by the end of February. It will report to the Government, probably before the summer, on all aspects of low pay, including the issue of child care workers.