I move:

Tuesday's business shall be:

- Statements on Fishing Quotas (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes)

Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Special Needs Assistants, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be:

- Statements on Special Needs Assistants (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes)

- Apology related to childhood abuse (hunger strikers): Statements (to commence no earlier than 3.37 p.m. and not to exceed 1 hour and 44 minutes)

- International Protection Bill 2026 (Committee and remaining Stages) (Amendment No. 15, resumed) (to commence no earlier than 6.21 p.m. and to conclude at 11 p.m.)

Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Expanding Access to General Practitioner Care, selected by Social Democrats.

Thursday's business shall be:

- Statements on Homelessness (not to exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes)

Thursday evening business shall be the Motion re Report entitled "First Interim Report" of the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence, sponsored by the Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business:

In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that:

1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

(a)the time allocated to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 10.48 p.m.; and

(b)private members’ business shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Fishing Quotas, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business; and

2. the Statements on Fishing Quotas shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a)the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across);

(b)following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

(c)members may share time.

In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that:

1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:

(a)Government business shall commence at the time when the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) would normally be taken, and the sitting shall stand suspended on conclusion of the Statements regarding an apology related to childhood abuse (hunger strikers) either for 1 hour or until 6.21 p.m. whichever is the later;

(b)in the event that the Statements on Special Needs Assistants conclude before 3.37 p.m., the sitting shall stand suspended until 3.37 p.m. when the order of business shall resume with the Statements regarding an apology related to childhood abuse (hunger strikers)

(c) the time allotted for Government Business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for that business and the Dáil may sit later than 9.30 p.m.; and

(d)the weekly division time shall be taken on the conclusion of proceedings on the International Protection Bill 2026;

2. the Statements on Special Needs Assistants shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a)the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across);

(b)following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

(c)members may share time

3. the Statements regarding an apology related to childhood abuse (hunger strikers) shall not exceed 1 hours and 44 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows:

(a)statements shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across); and

(b)members may share time; and

4. the resumed proceedings on Committee Stage of the International Protection Bill 2026 shall be taken no earlier than 6.21 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that:

1. notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Motion re Report entitled “First Interim Report” of the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence, Committee on Artificial Intelligence, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and

2. the Statements on Homelessness shall not exceed 3 hours and 32 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply:

(a)the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the sequence contained in the table immediately below (to be read across);

(b)following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

(c)members may share time.

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

Not agreed.

We will take Deputy Mitchell first.

I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

We need a debate on the review into CAMHS in North Kerry. This is a deeply concerning issue that highlights serious failures relating to the care of children and young people. The lives of young people and their families have been turned upside down due to the failures of the service. We need a debate on this topic as a matter of urgency.

We are long overdue a debate on football in this country, not because of what happened in Oriel Park on Friday night, which, I trust, the league and the clubs will be able to handle, but because of the vengeful, over-the-top collective punishment response from the Minister, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan to that issue-----

Hear, hear.

-----which portrayed an anti-football bias in the Minister that I hope is not reflected in the Government.

I thank the Deputy.

We need a debate on it.

Considering the level of upset, uncertainty and worry the SNA cuts have caused, and the screeching U-turn that was made very late last night when most education workers were asleep, this matter needs to be on the agenda in the form of a debate as opposed to just statements. It is important that the Ministers responsible give a clear outline of the plans relating to what happened in the past week in order to make sure that trust is replaced and that we can have plans going forward that do not make people uncertain.

In the aftermath of 75,000 people have been slaughtered by Israel in a genocidal massacre and the so-called ceasefire, hundreds of people, including more than 100 children, have been killed and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian territories continues. The Government has reneged on its commitment to bring the occupied territories Bill before the House and pass it into law, and impose sanctions on the regime that is committing these crimes.

I call Deputy Michael Collins.

When are we going to see the Bill?

Over the past four weeks, I have been looking for a debate on short-term lets. I have also been asking the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, to come here for a question-and-answer session. People from that sector are meeting today in a packed room across the road in Buswells. They know that what is proposed is going to lead to the ruination of short-term tourism in this country. The Taoiseach keeps nodding and saying "No", but if the Government brings in planning into this, it is going to finish those involved. They know that. The Taoiseach should go across the road and talk to them. They are not going to eat him; they are going to talk to him.

I thank Deputy Collins.

I would like a debate on this issue here today.

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

I will respond.

Excuse me. I call on the Chief Whip to respond.

I have noted all the comments from the various Whips. I will facilitate an urgent debate in relation to CAMHS. I was in Kerry on Thursday and Friday of last week. I felt it was important to respond to the parents first. We will put that on the agenda for next week.

In relation to the other requests for debates, this week we are facilitating statements on fisheries and homelessness, which were sought two or three weeks ago. We can give consideration to all the requests that have been made at the Business Committee on Thursday, like we do every Thursday but, unfortunately, no matter what is put on the agenda, it is never agreed.

In relation to SNAs, there is a Private Members' motion this evening and the Minister will take statements in the Dáil tomorrow. There is also a Private Members' motion before the Seanad.

What about the occupied territories Bill?

I responded to that at the Business Committee last Thursday. The Order of Business stands.

Are the proposed arrangements for this week's business agreed to?

No.

Before we move on, I hope the Taoiseach will allow me to welcome a group of retired gentlemen from Killinick, County Wexford, who are here just for the history of politics.

The history of what?

The history of politics.

How long have they got?

They are here for the afternoon.