I would also like to support Senator Keogan's comments in relation to Senator Flynn.

It is another week, and another week of carnage on the roads and deaths of horses at the hands of sulky racers. There was another dead horse in Clonmel, where a sulky horse collapsed and died of exhaustion. Clonmel seems to be a hotspot for these animal abuse cases by sulky racers. In another incident, there were two horses racing up the N7 dual carriageway while the lanes were all blocked by cars following behind them. This, ultimately, is the responsibility of Government, which has allowed this lawlessness to continue. Horse and animal rescues, like My Lovely Horse Rescue, are left to pick up the pieces. The Government has given an exemption from the normal rules of the road to sulky owners, who appear to be under no obligation to hold insurance or abide by safety standards on public roads. They can do what they want and they seem to face zero consequences. It is completely unacceptable. The sulky racers must be held to account.

The Government has also given an exemption to the sulky racers for brutalising the horses in their care. They face no consequences for abusing their animals. They say they love their horses but there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. How many more horses have to be abused to death before the Government acts and deals with the sulky racers? We need to have the Minister for justice and Minister for Transport in this Chamber to outline why sulky racers are exempt from the law and what steps the Government will take to end the abuse of these horses and the danger posed by unregulated sulkies on the public roads.

What is happening on the roads is unbelievable. It is unacceptable that horses, or any animals, would be treated like this. There have to be consequences for them. There have to be measures put in place by the Government to ensure that the Garda clamps down on sulky racing.

I raise the town of Navan and CCTV cameras. The people of Navan deserve to feel safe while walking around the town, but many do not. In my day, I could go to the disco, come out of it at about 2 a.m., and be able to walk home and feel safe. Many people cannot do that these days. We have raised the issue of needing more gardaí in the town and county. Meath has the lowest number of gardaí per capita in the country. We have also been raising the issue of CCTV cameras. Fine Gael councillors, including myself when I was a councillor, and every councillor from every other party are in agreement that more CCTV cameras are desperately needed in Navan. This conversation has been going on for years.

I am delighted to say that, at the Navan municipal district meeting tomorrow, there will be a briefing on where all of these cameras will go on the map. There are more than 100 of them. Although it has taken many years for this extension, I welcome the significant development that the CCTV cameras across the town of Navan will bring. CCTV in a town like Navan is not just about watching streets. It is about making the town feel safer and more confident and attractive for people to live, work and visit. Visible CCTV cameras can make opportunistic crime far less likely. Things like vandalism, theft and anti-social behaviour are reduced, and when crime does happen, the CCTV provides clear, time-stamped evidence that can be used by An Garda Síochána. With footage, investigations move faster and prosecutions are stronger. Towns like Navan face challenges around late night disorder, loitering and intimidation, and CCTV can help identify repeat offenders.

CCTV is a welcome thing, especially for the retail and hospitality industries. People's perception of safety matters as much as actual crime rates. If residents feel unsafe, they avoid certain areas, especially in the evening. Navan is a beautiful town, with many lanes going through it, but people feel very unsafe going through those lanes in particular.

CCTV will be a great addition to Navan, but only if we have gardaí there to be able to follow up on the reporting from the CCTV. It is all very welcome having the cameras, but we need the follow-up. I would like assurances from the Minister for justice that the CCTV system in Navan will have backup from An Garda Síochána. For now, I very much welcome it.

I empathise with Senator Flynn completely. She should never have had to face the barrage of comments she did. It is absolutely disgusting. All of her colleagues are around her.

I, too, want to be associated with the comments on Senator Flynn. It might be of interest to her to know that, shortly after I shut down my X account, somebody appeared on X as "G. Craughwell" and continues to tweet on that platform despite the fact that I have already complained that my name is being used. These companies have an obligation to ordinary citizens, never mind Members of the Oireachtas or anywhere else. I have complained and am still complaining. I complained when I was impersonated on Facebook, and within hours, Facebook acted to stop it. That did not happen on Twitter and it is not happening on X. I think X actually drives revenue by destroying people. It is a horrible organisation. I would have nothing to do with it.

I want to talk very briefly about bullying in the workplace. I am glad to see a class of students here because they need to know that bullies have no place in our society. Bullies only thrive when people allow them to. A bully needs to be confronted, not just by the victim. Actually, we do not call them "victims", but "targets". Once you confront a bully, he or she will move his or her sights to another target. Essentially, bullies are weak people who lack confidence in themselves and only ever attack a person who actually is great, confident and excellent at what they do. The bully is actually jealous of who and what you are.

Do not ever let a bully take over. There is an excellent story today titled, "I stood up to my workplace bully – everyone tells you not to, but fighting back was my therapy". I fought back personally for seven years. I lived in an office on my own rented for me by my college, outside the building where all the staff were, and a classroom was rented outside the school so I could teach my classes. People would look at a big guy like me and say I surely could not be bullied as a man of my size, but I was for seven years of my life. I do not carry it with me though. I now see it as a badge of honour because I stood up. I am telling people today there is no place for bullies in any workplace and companies need to stand up and confront bullies that exist within their organisation. Fair play to the young woman mentioned in the Irish Independent today.