We are over time so I ask each of the remaining Deputies, with the agreement of the House, to ask their questions quickly and then there will be a single answer from the Taoiseach.

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about coming tariffs and what they could do in particular to the whiskey industry in Ireland. I was with the Taoiseach in Washington DC this week. He did a difficult but good job representing the country. We are concerned about the impact coming tariffs could have on Irish Distillers. Could there be an investigation to see if bourbon could be excluded from EU tariffs to protect the Irish whiskey industry? We must recognise the role Midleton plays across the world with Irish Distillers. Some of our best known brands include Redbreast, Jameson and Midleton. The tariffs could have an impact on marketing our agrifood across the world.

I congratulate the Taoiseach on surviving a diplomatic balancing act at the White House last Wednesday. I am sure he will agree the decision to invite a thug in a suit on our actual national day to what in effect was a rapists' convention was a gross insult to the people of Ireland and especially to the women of Ireland. In one context, we can shrug it off but at another level, this represents a deliberate if not pathetic attempt to interfere in our electoral processes given that said individual has on multiple occasions indicated he wishes to run for the Presidency. That Administration may not understand our nomination process but it wanted to send a message nonetheless. Is there a protocol for calling out such blatant interference? If there is not, perhaps it is time we developed one.