I have to respond to Senator Clifford-Lee, who gave a great plug for the coastal swimming place in Rush. I am not quite sure how I would go or how I would recommend people to go, given the difficulties she outlined in relation to transport through the tunnel. Last week, she articulated concerns over the cap at Dublin Airport. Clearly, there is a bottleneck with transport out there. On a more serious note, I agree with her that the issue with the tunnel is a challenge, but there are also challenges with housing and transport. With the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026 tomorrow, we will have an opportunity to discuss those issues. It is a valid point and I support her on it.

On building a caring society, Family Carers Ireland has a presentation in Buswells Hotel this morning. There I met Councillor Richie Molloy, a colleague of mine and of the Leader's from Clonmel. That organisation has nine requests, as follows: a fair and adequate income for carers; the abolition of the carer’s allowance means test, which should not come as any surprise to those in government who committed themselves to doing something about it but nothing has happened yet; a right to respite; the full funding of the carer guarantee; the delivery of the statutory home support scheme; prioritisation of supports for children with additional needs; the delivery of housing, transport and climate justice; support for family carers in paid employment, which is an important point to make; and future planning and assisted decision-making.

These nine pillars encompass 54 specific proposals aimed at improving the lives of people who need care and those who care for them. Family Carers Ireland, FCI, believes that most of the 54 specific proposals in its pre-budget 2027 submission can be achieved. I personally believe that the FCI proposals provide a roadmap for creating a more equitable, more sustainable and more responsive care system for family carers. I ask that my colleagues across all parts of this House would advocate for the measures outlined in the family carers budget 2027 submission and perhaps raise it this evening at their parliamentary party meetings. I do not doubt people's commitment. Behind all of this, of course, is resourcing. It is an important issue and I hope that we will articulate and advocate for these nine pillars for Family Carers Ireland.