Many people have indicated but we will start with Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Ba mhaith liom cur leis an méid a dúirt an Ceann Comhairle. Tá súil agam go mbeidh saol fada sásta ag Brian agus é ag éirí as an phost.

The Ceann Comhairle might clarify to the House the position in respect of the switching of ministerial questions and the appropriateness of doing that without consultation with Members of the Opposition. We are hearing that the Minister for Justice has now pushed back her questions to December. Again, this is another way in which the Government is trying to refuse and deny the Opposition from raising questions on this matter. Maybe that can be clarified.

I want to ask the Tánaiste about a big election issue, one that was dominant during the election in February, which is the absolute runaway train that is the national children's hospital. We know this was a major issue that dominated a lot of conversation in terms of out-of-control costs and delays relating to the building of the hospital. We know it was the most expensive hospital in the world. Now the position has deteriorated since and it will cost more. The most expensive hospital is getting more expensive. We have no idea when it will be built.

Time is up, Deputy.

This goes back to the Tánaiste's time as Minister for Health, when he came up with this contract system that was signed off by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris.

Deputy, your time is up, please. You had one minute.

What will the Government do to curtail the costs? When will we find out when this hospital will be built?

I want to join the Ceann Comhairle in paying tribute to Brian and wishing him the very best in his retirement. It has been an unfortunate feature of the pandemic in recent months that we have been unable to experience the restaurant in the way we did before. He really did a great job and I hope he has a good retirement.

Deputy Doherty raised the matter of ministerial questions. I am informed that the questions schedule was changed because the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has an EU meeting and there was a swap between justice and agriculture questions. That was agreed by the Business Committee. That was a change made in the normal way.

There are no questions on justice. This is all the more reason the Minister for Justice needs to come here to answer questions.

Please, Deputy. Let the Tánaiste respond.

The Government has pushed back questions to the Minister for Justice. It is ridiculous. This is a serious matter.

I am well aware that it is serious.

They are saying it is coincidence.

Deputy, you are consuming your colleagues' time.

Deputy Doherty got an explanation for this before the Business Committee.

Please, Deputy Griffin, we do not need your intervention.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine could swap with any other Minister. This is about people in this House denying the Opposition a chance. They will not allow for a debate. The Minister has been scheduled to come in since way back in September.

Deputy Doherty is misleading the public and the people he is supposed to represent.

Deputies, this is not edifying. Please behave like parliamentarians.