I welcome the Gorey Youthreach group from County Wexford who are guests of Deputy Paul Kehoe. They are very welcome to Leinster House and I thank them for being here today. I hope they have a very pleasant visit and that they enjoy their Easter holidays.

The group is very welcome.

The minute I go back to my office I will contact the Minister on the issue of photographic ID. While we are on the subject of mother and baby home redress, it is my memory that on the record of the House the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, when it was raised with him that people were left out of the scheme, said he would review it. I have it written in big bold print on my desk with a view to holding him rigorously to it.

With regard to the drug trials, I know Senator Boyhan is working very hard on this and I hope we will have progress there. I also note there is no progress in the contribution from the religious institutions. It is probably reasonable that we would look for an updated report from the Minister, and perhaps statements on it later in this term to see how has the uptake gone. If there are any issues arising for people making claims, we should get to address them in statements in the House. I urge the House to do that.

Senator Burke, along with Senator Murphy, who gave some very frightening statistics, raised the issue of road safety. It is a disgrace that there were 1,800 speeding offences over the bank holiday weekend. I am glad they are being detected and it clearly shows enforcement by the Garda and a Trojan effort over the weekend but it is shocking. I agree that we need a debate in the House for the purposes of raising the profile of the advocate. When I was 16 years of age, my family got a phone call about a 19-year-old cousin being killed on the roads. It is a long time ago now and he would be a fine man, possibly with grandchildren, by now. Every April on the same day I relive that trauma and I am a mere cousin. For his siblings and his mother it was an horrific thing to experience. I think of them and any family with the experience of going through receiving that news and what it means and how it is for that community. There is no doubt we need to raise its profile here.

Senator Burke also raised the issue of rethinking the VAT rate. This reminded me of Senator Dolan's contribution. We are trying to get people to transition into areas for tourism. Certainly we need to be bringing people into the sector and not seeing places close. Perhaps we need to write from the Seanad to express our view in that regard. I will certainly propose it to the Leader.

Senator Gavan raised the issue of University Hospital Kerry and looked for statements in the House with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. There is no question there is a very strong need for statements. It strikes me that a Commencement matter on University Hospital Kerry could be tabled specifically to get the issues addressed. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, needs to come to the House on the matter.

Senator Dolan raised the fact that an information morning and webinar is going on to send out information on regenerative tourism and accommodation. Getting the information out is very important and I commend Senator Dolan for amplifying the message.

There is tremendous opportunity now. The idea that there are no bed nights in Roscommon-----

There is nothing.

That is the experience of the people advising the Senator. However, there are huge amounts of money out there - €80 million from the Government and €80 million from the EU is considerable support. We need people coming up. I liked the championing of the ideas and the opportunities in this. That is to be commended and amplified further.

I would say to Senator Clonan that there is no doubt there is a grave injustice going on. The administration of disability services and supports for families within the HSE is absolutely dreadful. One of the concerns we expressed in this House, perhaps prior to the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte's time here, was how there would be accountability when a Minister moved from the Department of Health into the Department of children. Where were we going to find that across Departments? How were we going to call in the Minister for Health when this is under the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth? That is a matter of concern. Perhaps we should be framing it in terms of accountability of the HSE with the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, in this particular area and have statements on that. However, it may well be that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, will also need to attend. I am not quite sure how that works, when two Departments are involved. There is an issue where people fall between CHOs. I have come across personalities within different CHOs who exercise their power. It happens in CHO 7 also. It is not unique to CHO 6. The two of them seem to have personalities who are not transparent in the exercise of their authority. We would wholeheartedly endorse having statements.

Senator Cassells spoke about the research. I would dearly love to get my hands on that. The fact is that it is difficult for parents. There is a model and societal pressure on parents to be all things to all people, to never be tired and to never come in the door and wish you could have five minutes and hide under the stairs. I saw a programme recently where someone was hiding in a wardrobe just get away from her family. While we laughed, it resonated to a certain extent, in that sometimes you have to go into the toilet to get a break because of the demands of family life. There is that sense of a bar of perfection that nobody ever reaches. We need normality to be called out. Perhaps we need a debate on parenting supports for parents. I hear that and I completely support that. I will send an email supporting that.

Several Senators paid tribute to our Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar, on his extraordinary service to our State and his extraordinary work. He certainly broke glass ceilings for the LGBT community in coming out and in assuming office as Taoiseach of our country as the son of a migrant. He has shown great nobility in his decisions. Whether one agrees with him or not, he has always been clear and transparent in where he stands and he explains why. I always found great comfort when he explained why we could not do something. He brought peace and stability to matters. I was very moved yesterday. His legacy is yet to be written and history will look incredibly kindly at him given his many achievements. He is leaving office when we have full employment, our economy is very strong, our housing and commencements are on the up and we have a satisfaction rating among our people that is extraordinarily high - it is in the nineties percentage-wise. It is an incredible achievement to have all of that. I am grateful for the tributes paid to him and add my voice to them.