I move: Today's business shall be: - Motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025 (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 and 45] (without debate) (any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hours and 34 minutes; any division claimed to be taken no earlier than 7 p.m.) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the motion re cost of motoring, selected by Sinn Féin. Thursday's business shall be: - Statements on Science Week (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Thursday's Private Members' business shall be the Second Stage of the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025, selected by Social Democrats. Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business: In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 34(1)— (a) the Dáil shall sit later than 10.48 p.m. and shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues; (b) Other Members’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38A shall be taken immediately following Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 38, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil; and (c) in the event that Second Stage of the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 concludes before 7 p.m., and a division is claimed on the proceedings thereon, the sitting shall stand suspended until 7 p.m., and any division claimed on the proceedings on Second Stage of the Bill shall be taken on the resumption of the sitting: Provided that any division claimed on the Second Stage proceedings after 7 p.m. shall be taken immediately; 2. the proceedings on the motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025 shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 3. the proceedings on the motion re leave to introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 and 45] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and 4. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 shall be brought to a conclusion after 3 hours and 34 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) the arrangements for the first speaking round shall be in accordance with those contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (b) on the conclusion of the first speaking round or where speeches conclude before the 3 hours and 24 minutes have elapsed and no other Member is offering, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a speech in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes, whereupon proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion; and (c) Members may share time. In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (a) no motion for a Committee report pursuant to Standing Order 111 or Private Members' Bill pursuant to Standing Order 169 shall be taken; (b) private members' business pursuant to Standing Order 168(1) and Standing Order 176 shall be taken for 2 hours on the conclusion of the statements on Science Week; and (c) topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of private members' business, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues; 2. the statements on Science Week shall not exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes and the order of speaking and allocation of time shall be as follows: (a) the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements contained in the table immediately below (to be read across, not down); (b) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and (c )members may share time; and 3. notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 177(2), the proceedings on Second Stage of the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 2 hours.
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In response to Deputy McDonald, under Standing Order 35(3) and as the Taoiseach said earlier, the Minister met Harvey's parents this afternoon with the Tánaiste, Simon Harris. I will speak to the Minister about Deputy McDonald's request and try to table that for next week. In response to Deputy Gibney, the occupied territories Bill is receiving priority publication by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. In response to Deputy Murphy, I would give a similar answer in relation to the CHI. In response to Deputy Collins, it does not come within my remit as Chief Whip or the Business Committee's to move any writ, but I am sure the Taoiseach has heard the Deputy. We can discuss Uisce Éireann at tomorrow morning's Business Committee meeting. The Order of Business stands.
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I thank the Deputy very much for his question. There were 4,047 children on the CAMHS waiting list nationally in September 2025, a decrease of 97 from 4,144. We have seen a reduction of 445 children in the last five months. I have taken to the car and visited 21 CAMHS teams in the last five months to try to get under the bonnet as to why some teams are doing really well and some are not doing as well. In 2025, CAMHS teams received funding of €170 million. An additional €30 million was provided in the last two years and, unfortunately, we only saw the waiting lists going in one direction. However, I am pleased to say that we have seen a reduction of 11% over the last five months and a reduction of 18% for those waiting over 12 months. I have met each regional executive officer, REO, in the six regions and asked them about this. I do not want any child waiting, but I certainly do not want any child waiting over 12 months, so I am on top of that. In relation to a child not being accepted, that is a clinical decision in which I cannot interfere, unfortunately.
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I thank the Deputy for this important question. All emergency departments should have a separate, quiet assessment place. That is in Sharing the Vision. I will liaise with the REO, Tony Canavan, in relation to why that is not the case. To support people who attend emergency departments in crisis, across the road from Galway University Hospital, in 2022, I opened a crisis cafe to support people while they wait to attend the emergency department. We have seen an 18% reduction in those who need to attend the emergency department as a result of that crisis cafe. In budget 2026, I secured funding for 40 whole-time equivalents for model 4 hospitals to put crisis nursing teams into emergency departments out of hours to support non-consultant hospital doctors, which should have a significant impact.
Sentiment score: -0.14