Since you closed down Bord na Móna in 2020-----

Deputy Healy-Rae.

-----the cost of electricity has gone up day after day.

Deputy Healy-Rae, please.

What are you going to do about it, Taoiseach?

Thank you, Deputy Healy-Rae.

Since you closed down Bord na Móna in 2020 the cost of electricity has gone up and we need to have a discussion about it.

Deputy Healy-Rae, please resume your seat. I ask Deputy McDonald to resume.

What is the Government going to do about it?

Have a word with your brother.

Deputy Healy-Rae, please. Deputy McDonald proceed.

I also propose an amendment to the Order of Business under Standing Order 35(3)-----

Pose the amendment please, Deputy.

-----that we have an urgent debate on the issue of energy costs and the absolute need for energy credits to be extended and included in the budget on 7 October. Almost 500,000 customers have-----

No, Deputy McDonald, you are aware-----

-----received a letter telling them that they will face a hike-----

Deputy McDonald, you are aware that you are now abusing the process and I ask you to just pose the amendment. Pose what you wish to amend.

I have 30 seconds to state the amendment and speak to it.

You do not actually, not when posing the amendment. Please just pose the amendment.

I have posed the amendment.

Thank you.

We need this debate. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for her efficiency in containing the conversation on the floor.

Thank you, Deputy McDonald. The amendment is posed and we will see. The Chief Whip to respond.

I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle's efficiency. The Business Committee met last Thursday at 11 a.m. There was no request for a debate on energy last Thursday. We will have another Business Committee meeting tomorrow at 11 a.m. and I can take on board all the requests that have been made. Yes, we will certainly have a debate or statements on Gaza in the next week or two. That was discussed last Thursday. We will certainly be able to facilitate this. The Minister is in the Dáil this afternoon for statements on the disability strategy and speaking time is available if anybody would like to speak. I will see the Whips at 11 a.m. tomorrow and the business as of today stands.

What about the minute's silence?

That is for the Business Committee tomorrow. Deputy Collins has received an email in that regard. Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed?

Not agreed.