I am delighted to hear the tributes to Tom Murphy. He was an extraordinary, wonderful writer who reached deeply into Ireland and parts of Ireland's experience and imagination that sometimes were never given proper focus. I wrote about him in my thesis many years ago. "Bailegangaire" was one of the most influential plays in my life. He captured not only the realities and sometimes the cruelties of existence in times of pressure but also the passion for life and the extraordinarily transcendent power of the imagination. He celebrates what it is to be able to tell one's stories in difficult circumstances. I am thinking of all those who are telling their stories in difficult circumstances at present in Ireland, and I hope we can move out of the silence and into a space where we can all speak again with regard to the other decision being made on 25 May.

The other issue I wish to raise is different from the extraordinary work of literature and theatre which has so often told Ireland difficult truths about itself. It is the works of manipulation we are seeing in the online space. This might be a useful opportunity to place in context what we have been discussing in Ireland. This week Facebook announced that it had to close 283 million fake accounts in just three months. That is a reminder of the scale of misinformation, misrepresentation and manipulation that is taking place in the online space.

In Ireland also, a multiplicity of accounts are being closed down while other accounts are being opened. I welcome that the Government has indicated that it wishes to examine and support the work on transparency and regulation in the online media space. Can the Leader ensure that in that cross-departmental work which has been indicated by the Taoiseach - I give credit to Deputy James Lawless on this because while he is of a different political persuasion from me he has done great work in this area - those from different parties and none across the Oireachtas will be able to engage in that process in some way? Perhaps he could also indicate the timelines for that process.

I wish to be associated with the remarks on the great loss of the wonderful contemporary Irish playwright, Tom Murphy. He is a loss to the Irish arts community, Irish culture and the Irish nation. It is the job of a playwright to hold a mirror up to the nation and to give expression to the nation and, indeed, the dispossessed and marginalised in a nation. Tom Murphy did that skilfully and successfully as one of Ireland's finest contemporary playwrights.

This is also my first opportunity to congratulate Senators Marshall and Lawlor on their election to the House. I congratulate my colleague, Senator Lawlor, in particular as I worked with him in the previous Dáil. He is a great addition to this House and I wish him every success during his term here.

Next Saturday is World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day. Inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, covers the conditions known as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and approximately 20,000 people in this country are living with IBD. I am one of them but, thankfully, I have been well and healthy for some time.

One way of avoiding lengthy and often avoidable hospital stays is to appoint what are known as IBD specialist nurses. The Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease had a meeting with the Minister for Health six months ago to seek a commitment from him to appoint 14 additional inflammatory bowel disease expert nurses to assist patients in the better management of their condition and to keep them out of hospital. A statement was made by the HSE, and by the Minister to the best of my recollection, in November last year that 120 additional advanced nurse practitioners would be appointed. Some of those nurses have been appointed, but to different disciplines.

I ask the House to support me and the Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease in calling for the appointment of 14 additional inflammatory bowel disease nurses to help the 20,000 IBD patients across the country to manage their conditions better and to keep them out of hospital. Many Members of the House will be familiar with this debilitating condition which can keep people out of work for a long time and affects families and relationships. This is a no-brainer. It makes vast economic sense. For a small investment we can engage double the current number of inflammatory bowel disease nurses and ensure there is a proper regional spread across the country. It would be timely, in advance of the celebration of World IBD Day next Saturday, if the Minister would make a statement committing to doubling the number of IBD nurses in the country to assist the growing number of patients with IBD.

I take serious exception to Senator Rose Conway-Walsh's comments about the Minister, Deputy Harris, who is one of the most sincere, hard-working politicians this country has ever had. It is a disgrace for her to have said that about him.

Hear, hear.

I ask her to withdraw it. I also have a question for her. Does Sinn Féin actually believe that Gerry Adams was never a member of the IRA?

I wanted to speak this morning because I am very concerned about Claire Byrne's RTÉ programme on Monday night. A lot was said about it yesterday but I was horrified at some of the comments I saw on Facebook last night. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Health have always said that children with Down's syndrome should not be used on posters because it is wrong, but the "No" campaign are using such children. It is wrong because disability is not a ground for abortion and the legislation will show this. A soldier carrying a child has also been used by the "No" campaign. Again, I think that is wrong and the Defence Forces have come out against it. It gives the wrong impression.

There were comments on Facebook to the effect that the Government will have control over our pregnancies and our children. One comment stated that, if this passed, our children would have no rights and parents will have no say in their cases. The Government would have our children and parents would have no rights. This is outrageous stuff. It is wrong. Claire Byrne's programme on Monday night did nothing to put people straight or to share true and proper information, which is what people need to have when going in to vote on 25 May. I urge people to look at the Referendum Commission booklet and get proper information before they go out and post things on Facebook and Twitter that put people wrong. It is not good enough in this day and age.