As per party rotation, I call Senator Malcolm Byrne and he will be followed by Senator Burke.

Deputy Leader, this afternoon, after 11 days, a boil-water notice was lifted for Wexford town and parts of the surrounding area. So for 11 days, including over the St. Patrick's holiday weekend, the people in and around Wexford town were not guaranteed to have clean water and a reliable supply. Other parts of the country have experienced the same problem and last year my home town of Gorey had a well publicised case of E.coli.

Many of us have said that one of our biggest challenges in the housing field is making sure Irish Water responds. Clearly, it is not, so I ask again for that debate on Irish Water.

I am conscious there will be a debate tomorrow on humanitarian issues in respect of Ukraine, but we also need to look at the educational and higher education and research implications of what has happened. A significant number of refugees who come here will look to integrate into our school system. Quite a number of them will have experienced trauma and will need additional counselling supports. There will be language issues in some cases. It is important that both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are able to respond effectively.

There are a number of anomalies. If we treat Ukrainian students who come here as EU students, will Ukrainian students already studying here, who are currently classified as non-EU students, now receive the same treatment? A number of Irish students had been pursuing their education in Ukraine and some in Russia. They have now come back to Ireland and there is an issue about integrating them into the Irish system, especially because a number of these are in the medical and paramedical fields. Will the Deputy Leader write to the two Ministers concerned to look at outlining the strategy and organise a specific debate on the education and higher educational needs of those coming here from Ukraine?

I thank Senator McGahon and Senator Horkan for their worthwhile and heartfelt contributions. I send my condolences regarding their colleague from the Scottish Parliament. I also support Senator Dooley on the vote of sympathy for former Senator, Mr. Paul Kavanagh.

In view of the decision made by An Bord Pleanála to dismantle the Derrybrien wind farm in Galway, who will pay the fines, €17 million of which have been accrued and which are clocking up at the rate of €15,000 per day? The ESB should pay them. I do not see why the taxpayer should have to foot the bill for those fines to Europe. I would like the Government to make a clear statement on who will pay them and if the State would ask the ESB, which as we have seen made nearly half a billion in profits last year, to pay the fine of €17 million that the State has forwarded and paid to Europe.

In that context, we should have a very worthwhile debate on wind generation along the west coast, whether onshore or offshore. We need a clear policy statement with regard to the big players, the ESB, Coillte and so forth, and we are not getting that. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, should come to the House, put it on the record and give a clear statement. We have stopped all exploration along any coast in Ireland, we have an abundance of energy and, going forward, the Government has no choice but to make a clear statement. We are in a hurry as well and we need this to be done as quickly as possible to generate all the energy we can along the west coast.