On behalf of the Green Party, I thank the Taoiseach for the courtesy he has shown, particularly in the last year, in working with all parties. I wish him the very best in whatever comes next. I was listening to his two young Ministers at the weekend in the debate.

They had an audience.

It was close to being a boxing match on occasion.

They did very well.

There was one issue raised that I want to tease out with the Taoiseach. It is welcome that we have just seen the details of the child care support scheme which was introduced in the budget by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone. However, in the debate the two Ministers acknowledged that the Government had completely forgotten about the hundreds of thousands of parents who would not be able to avail of such a facility. They both committed on becoming Taoiseach to a reappraisal or change of strategy in order that we would start to recognise caring work as important. Will the Taoiseach indicate what discussions have taken place at the Cabinet and what plans there are to back up what the two Ministers indicated on Sunday? How do we stand up for the value and importance of parenting and all care choices? What changes and promised legislation can we expect to see in that regard?

I am glad that the Deputy was listening to the contributions of two very able young Ministers. That is good. It shows that the Deputy is following through on his political decision not to be promiscuous and will support getting back into government-----

Steady now. Do not go too far.

That is very good. The homemaker's tax credit was increased in the budget. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, has commented that she would like to see it increased further in recognition of the value of people caring in the home. I do not want to pronounce further on it at this point. Obviously, with regard to the shape and structure of the new Government, the matter will be addressed in the preparation of the budget for 2018.