The speaker, without interruption, please.

We have members of Sinn Féin who have never in their time as public representatives ever voted for housing projects and yet claim they will be able to solve the housing crisis.

I was in the House yesterday and I listened to very fitting contributions by a number of Senators, including the Leas-Chathaoirleach, on the very sad passing of Mr. David Hill at the weekend.

I was playing with Senator McGahon and Deputy Richmond in the game on Saturday at which David lost his life. It was a real tragedy and very upsetting. I want to put on the record my condolences to David's family - his father, Rodger; his mother, Sharon; his step-parents, Leslie and Gordon; his brother, Alex; his sister, Georgia; and his nephews, Freddie and Hunter - and, of course, to all his rugby teammates in the Scottish Parliament. We play against them every year and it is a very enjoyable game. We have created great friendships over the years.

No one ever imagined something like this happening, especially to such a young man. He was a real gentleman. There were fitting tributes paid by the Tánaiste yesterday, by the Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and, in particular, by Jamie Greene, for whom David worked. I pass on my condolences to Jamie as well. This was a real tragedy and something that everyone who was there will never forget. We all are very upset by it. I acknowledge, as have other speakers, the wonderful work that was done by the emergency team at the scene, including the fire brigade staff, ambulance staff and the staff at Old Wesley Rugby Football Club. I thank all of them for everything they did. Although David is gone, he will not be forgotten. Our thoughts are with all his family and friends in Scotland.

I thank the Senator very much for his remarks. As he will know, if he was watching proceedings, we had a minute's silence for David yesterday. He echoes the thoughts and prayers of everybody in the Chamber.

I would like to be associated with the remarks of Senator Ahearn and those of other colleagues yesterday. I knew David and had the pleasure of visiting the Scottish Parliament on the many occasions when our Oireachtas teams had meetings. There is great friendship and camaraderie between us. My sympathies are with his family and colleagues as well as our Irish colleagues for what they went through on Saturday. Nobody envisaged that what started off as a fun day would turn into such a tragedy in which a young man lost his life. He was great fun and great sport and, as Senator Ahearn said, he will not be forgotten.

I join colleagues in calling for a debate on the issues raised by the Irish Grain and Feed Association and for the Minister to come to the House for that discussion. We all are aware that we are facing a number of issues in this whole area and it is really important that the debate be held sooner rather than later. There is no point in having it down the road. It needs to happen now.

More than 1,000 children in the mid-west are waiting to access disability services, of whom 667 are in Limerick alone. A report published during the week showed that some children are on a waiting list and receiving no services. It is not acceptable that more than 1,000 children in the mid-west are in this situation. Will the Deputy Leader bring this issue to the notice of the Minister? It needs to be dealt with straight away.