I support Senator Harmon in her call and proposition regarding Bessborough. I did not realise that planning permission had been granted. It is horrendous. With all the land throughout the entire country, surely to God, we can deal with a housing crisis in a more humane and respectful way than granting planning permission on that site. I sincerely hope that this is rescinded and dealt with in an appropriate way.

We are about to experience a second period of fantastic weather. As Senators are all aware, I come from County Clare. I live near the beach. One thing that has always annoyed me is that there is no water safety training as a compulsory module in schools throughout the country. There is absolutely no reason that every young person should not receive basic water safety training before they leave school. If they did, I have no doubt it would raise awareness. It would develop a respect for the water and save many lives. I also believe every young person should undergo first aid training before they leave school. Again, it is not a difficult thing to provide. Our fire services and various other emergency services could easily go to schools and provide that. I know Water Safety Ireland would be more than happy to engage with the Department of education and come up a suitable programme to roll out water safety training to schools across this country.

I call for a debate on the specific issue of emergency awareness training for water safety and first aid for our second level students in the autumn. In the meantime, I call on people to be careful over the weekend, listen to lifeguards when they give them advice, do what they are told and, most important, enjoy this spell of fine weather.