I am wearing sandals today.

Good afternoon to everybody. I warmly welcome the Minister for justice's bringing his memo to Cabinet where he seeks to criminalise extreme violent pornography.

For too long, this has been a glaring gap in our criminal law. The High Court has confirmed that possessing extreme pornography material is not an offence in this jurisdiction. This is simply not acceptable in 2026.

The evidence before us is stark. Research from the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy, SERP, Institute shows that the vast majority of our 15- and 16-year-olds have been exposed to violent pornography, most before they have even left primary school. On Ireland's most popular pornography website, almost two thirds of the video titles indicate content of concern, including sexual violence, extreme misogyny and material that mimics child sexual abuse. This is not on the fringes of the Internet; this is mainstream, free and one click away from every child in this country. It is distorting health and sexual development and fuelling misogynistic attitudes that, far too often, end in real-world violence against women and girls.

I pay particular tribute to two people today, namely, Mick Moran from the Irish Internet Hotline and Fiona Jennings from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, ISPCC. They have been strong advocates since I was on the Front Bench in 2019. I also worked with the Leader in this regard when he was a member of the education committee. I also acknowledge the role of Deputy Cathal Crowe in the Lower House and that of Senator Rónán Mullen whose Bill, which was before Seanad Éireann last week, spoke to this very issue. It is something we should all get behind and support to ensure we have the law to protect our young people.

I also wish to bring up Skyclarys. In approximately 20 minutes' time, the HSE will meet to undertake its drugs review. Skyclarys is on the agenda for that review. I appeal to the HSE for a positive result in this regard. I am also appealing to the HSE management board, which is due to meet in the coming days. Regardless of the outcome today, I ask it to give a strong recommendation of approval. We need that recommendation. We must look at the humane side of this.

I only need to refer to Craig Coady when he talks about his son. He said that we should not deny his son the chance to hold onto his voice, even if it is just to be able to ask for a glass of water. That is the parent of a child with Friedreich's ataxia, who has already lost a child to Friedreich's ataxia. We have 200 such patients in this country. It is incumbent on the HSE management drugs company to meet as soon as today's meeting is over to give us a positive decision for all the families seeking support.