Sorry, Deputy. I have listed everybody in the order in which I saw them.

I am sorry if you did not see me.

If it is an issue, you can come and talk to me afterwards.

I cannot believe the Deputy is impugning the-----

I am standing up for my rights as a Member of this House, as I am entitled to do.

The modern languages strategy was first announced in a consultation in 2014. In 2015, a number of fora were held on the publication of the strategy. In 2016 it was announced in the Action Plan for Education that not only would it be published by the end of 2016 but it would begin to be implemented in early 2017. The Minister for Education and Skills announced the foreign languages strategy on 19 April in advance of the TUI conference, where it was the centrepiece of his speech. Then, on 28 April, the Minister quietly acknowledged in his Action Plan for Education report that the modern languages strategy has not been achieved and is not published. When is it going to be published and why did the Minister announce on 19 April that it was in fact published?

In respect of disability and respite care, referred to on page 70 of the programme for Government, I will have the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, respond directly to Deputy Moynihan. Obviously, there is an extensive budget for disability under his remit.

I will ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, to deal with the Halawa case, and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, to deal with the question on modern languages.

I am very concerned about the ongoing delay in having this matter reach a conclusion. The matter was heard in court in Cairo yesterday. Officials from my Department were present, as indeed they were present on each and every occasion on which the case was heard over recent years. I am satisfied, however, that matters are now moving towards a conclusion. The hearing has been returned for next week and I would expect that further progress will be reported at that stage.

Of all the consular cases in my Department, this remains a top priority. I want this citizen home at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, I am concerned as to his health and welfare within the prison and, again, we are keeping a very close eye on the situation there to ensure all medical and welfare assistance is available to him. I am in regular contact with my EU colleagues and I intend raising the issue once again on Monday next with my EU colleagues. Every effort is being made to have influence brought to bear to have this trial brought to a conclusion at the earliest opportunity.

I agree with Deputy Byrne that modernising our approach to languages is certainly a major priority, particularly in the wake of the decision by the British people, whereby we will need to diversify our markets. We have high ambitions in that area. We will publish over the coming months a policy statement to implement those ambitions, and that is at an advanced stage of development.