I also join my colleagues in condemning the cowardly act of terrorism in Berlin, the awful events in Zürich where a mosque was fired on and the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara. This is pure evil, hatred and radicalisation. We need to double our efforts to address the symptoms of these very serious issues.

Four years ago tomorrow, we lost a great friend and politician, Shane McEntee. The news of his death left all those who knew him devastated. He had been a Deputy for seven years and appointed a Minister of State in 2011. He served his country and constituency of Meath East with distinction. To all of us and especially his family, his loss is immeasurable. I take the opportunity to remember a great colleague and friend. He is still sorely missed by all of us.

As Christmas is upon us, it is a time of great joy for many, but equally it is also a time of reflection when we remember loved ones who have passed and where we must be especially conscious of those less fortunate than ourselves. Last night I attended an event in aid of Pieta House. I pay tribute to organisations such as Pieta House which since it was established a decade ago has helped more than 20,000 people in suicidal distress or who have engaged in self-harm. I am also staggered each time I am reminded of the fact that more people die in Ireland every year by suicide than in road traffic accidents.

I wish the staff, my colleagues and everybody a mighty Christmas and a powerful new year.

I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom Nollaig shona faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise a ghuí ar gach duine sna Tithe seo, ár gcomhghleacaithe agus foireann an tSeanaid ach go háirid, chomh maith le foireann na dTithe trí chéile.

I am disappointed in the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone. We raised the issue of child care facilities, as there are concerns about the new regulations to be introduced in January. I wrote to the Minister, but I did not receive an acknowledgement. The Leader raised the issue with her. I ask him before he departs for the Christmas recess to raise it again with her because when we resume in January, we will return to a crisis in a number of child care centres across the country if the issue is not addressed.

I also support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business that we take No. 29, non-Government motion No. 14, today. There is a specific reason we need to take the motion. The motion calls on the Minister for Social Protection "to acknowledge the concerns being raised in communities across the country concerning the JobPath scheme and to immediately carry out a full review of the scheme operated by Turas Nua and Seetec". This issue has been raised with me a number of times in the past two weeks, in particular. This privatised method of social protection which, in fairness, was introduced by Deputy Joan Burton when she was Minister for Social Protection appears to be poaching people from community employment schemes. I have been told of a community employment scheme locally that was sent a list of 20 people eligible from the dole list to participate in a community employment scheme, but on ringing the 20 people on the list, 19 had already been snapped up by the company Seetec. That indicates that Seetec is getting the information first from the Department of Social Protection or that something else is afoot. The problem is that community employment schemes are finding it impossible to fill vacancies. There will be a huge outcry about this across the country. In fairness, Deputies in the Lower House, including Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív and Willie O'Dea, have raised issues about it also. We need an immediate intervention by the Minister whereby the two private companies would be told to back off. We need to examine the way community employment schemes are allowed to recruit people and their eligibility. Currently, people are being taken from their current positions and able to move from a community employment scheme. I am hearing from hearing from people included in the JobPath scheme that they are being called for interview after interview and given the same information again and again, but there is very little progression. It is an immediate issue. I call on all Senators across the House to support our call that the Minister for Social Protection come to the House today to address the issue in order that from January onwards we can make sure community employment schemes and other community schemes will be given a fair crack of the whip. We will press the amendment to the Order of Business to a vote. We hope all parties across the House will support us as they have been making public pronouncements in that regard.

I join others in offering my condolences to the families of the victims in the atrocities yesterday.

Several Members have spoken in the House about Syrian refugees and the fact that many of them will be brought into the country in 2017. I ask the Leader to allow a debate on this matter in the new year with reference to the problems that will follow. I spoke last week about the fact that Syrian refugees would come into the country and that we needed to make sure they were housed properly, not in the asylum units in place because they are atrocious places for anybody in which to have to live and not in barracks because they are not suitable accommodation for anybody. I am very worried especially about young children and young men who will come into the country in the new year. What psychological assessment of the people concerned will be made and what services will be put in place for them when they come here? Many of them will be very traumatised and suffer from post-traumatic stress, as they have seen terrible things happen in the places from which they are coming here. We cannot simply bring them into the country, throw them into units and leave them there without supports. I ask that the Minister for Justice and Equality come to the House to debate this matter. Senator Kevin Humphreys has also requested that the Minister come to the House. This issue and the issue the Senator raised could be addressed by the Minister on the same day. I ask that she outline the supports that will be put in place for the refugees. As we all know, psychological services for children and adolescents in this country are pushed as it is. Therefore, we need to make sure there will be services available for the young people mentioned, that they will settle in properly, that they will have the facilities they need and deserve, that they will grow into young adults and that we will not have to talk about them down the line in terms of terrorist atrocities.

A Nollaig shona daoibh go léir.