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

Not agreed.

Last week, I, along with my colleagues Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, met the families of those who lost their lives or were injured in the Creeslough tragedy. They have two requests of the Government. First, that it establish a public inquiry into this tragedy and, second, that the Minister for justice meet with them. They have questions that are not related to the criminal investigation and that they want to put to him directly. This meeting and, indeed, a public inquiry can take place without compromising the investigation, as confirmed by the former Garda Commissioner. The Minister's predecessor, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, met with the families, but that was a year and a half ago. It is only right that the Minister should meet with them now and listen to what they have to say. This awful event happened nearly four years ago. The families continue to fight for truth and justice. They should not have to fight to secure a meeting with the Minister. Will he commit today to meeting with the families without further delay?

I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. It was a horrific incident that happened to the families. I had the pleasure of meeting the Deputy and Deputy Doherty to discuss it last year. I also met with the parents of Leona Harper in December. I want to be straight with the families, because they have suffered a lot. I will not establish a public inquiry until such time as the criminal investigation and the inquest are concluded. The reason I am being blunt about that is because I want the families in Creeslough to get justice. The only way they will get justice is through the criminal process. A file has gone to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. There may be another file going. I have been kept updated on this issue by An Garda Síochána and others. The only way they will get justice is through the courts. If at the end of that process there are questions remaining, I will very much consider whether a public inquiry is required.

Will the Minister meet them?

Deputy Ivana Bacik.

Will the Minister meet them?

I will answer that-----

Sorry, Minister. Deputy Ivana Bacik.

The Minister should answer. The families are looking in, and he is refusing to-----

The Deputies and the Minister will have to engage further. What is happening is not how it works.

I will answer it in due course.

Deputy Ivana Bacik is on her feet. The Deputies and the Minister will have to engage further.

There are 320,000 households in arrears on their electricity bills. Hundreds of thousands are facing soaring home heating costs and price hikes at filling stations as the US and Israel's illegal war on Iran enters its third week, with no end in sight. The Minister stated earlier that the Government is considering cost-of-living measures and a package of supports for struggling households. There have been many kites flown and many mixed messages from Government. The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, suggested that the Government should consider scrapping the €680 million VAT cut on hospitality to pay for cost-of-living supports. Is that Fianna Fáil policy? If not, when are we going to see clarity from the Government for struggling households? People just want to know when and what will be offered by the Government. The Labour Party has put forward a number of measures. There are clearly things that the Government can do, including new measures to support faster roll-out of renewables, increased retrofitting supports for homes in energy poverty and the extension of the fuel allowance. We are not getting any clarity; all we are getting are mixed messages. Households are struggling.

I want to deal with the question from Deputy McDonald that I did not answer. I will keep an open mind in respect of the matter. I will just say, however, that my predecessor, the Minister, Deputy Helen McEntee, met them. They want a public inquiry. I am being straight with them. I am not going to establish a public inquiry until such time that the criminal process is over. I will come back to the Deputy on this matter, but I do not want to fool people by bringing them up to Dublin and having them come in here-----