The International Monetary Fund, IMF, was there.

The IMF was there because Fianna Fáil crashed the economy.

Fianna Fáil crashed the economy.

Minister-----

Deputies, this is not a back and forth. I call Deputy Donnelly.

Deputy, could you speak to the Bill, please?

There will be statements on the Middle East as well.

Deputy, could you speak to the Bill, please?

Is mór an onóir dom labhairt anseo i rith Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar son Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire, an Teachta Calleary, a bhí ann. Rinne an tAire cur i láthair iontach. I ndáiríre, aontaím leis an méid is mó a bhí le rá aige. Mar a dúirt an Teachta Ní Raghallaigh, a bhí ann cheana, i rith an toghcháin uachtaránachta, thug an tUachtarán atá ann anois, Catherine Connolly, spreagadh do dhaoine an Ghaeilge a úsáid agus a choimeád. Faoi láthair, tá athbheochan nua ar an nGaeilge ar siúl. Ní gá…

Gabhaim buíochas le Páirtí Shinn Féin as ucht an rún seo a chur faoi bhráid na Dála anocht. Tugann Páirtí an Lucht Oibre tacaíocht don rún. Bhí mé ag éisteacht le mo chara, an Teachta Ní Fhearghail, agus dúirt sí rud éigin spéisiúil. Chuir sí ceist faoi bhráid na Dála; céard is fiú é? Aontaím leis an méid a bhí le rá aici. Céard is fiú Seachtain na Gaeilge gan Gaeltacht bheo agus gan teanga bheo? Tá a fhios ag gach uile dhuine go bhfuil an ghéarchéim tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht ina bagairt ollmhór dár dteanga náisiúnt…

I genuinely do not know where to start. I was flabbergasted by what the Tánaiste said earlier on about this Government apparently being on the side of renters, when we know that IRES REIT owns 3,627 properties and made €49.7 million in profit last year. It said that it welcomes Government's proactive approach because its portfolio is currently 20% undervalued and it has a potential 25% rental income uplift. That is going to take a terrible situation and make it inherently worse for those who are on the margins beca…

Before I call the next speaker, I welcome to the Gallery Mr. Gerry Reilly, president elect of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, and Ms Valerie Fitzpatrick, the vice-president elect. I call Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Hear, hear.

The image I am holding up is not a real image but an AI-generated image of the front of a house on daft.ie at the moment. Estate agents are more and more posting AI-generated false images on platforms like Daft. This is misleading. It is also predatory at a time when the housing situation is so bad. The response from the advertising regulator, however, has been effectively that it is fine provided there is a tiny label at the bottom. I am very concerned about this practice because it is something we have seen in ot…

If the Minister of State looks at the TomTom Traffic Index, he will see that people in Limerick - the city I represent - lost 74 hours in traffic congestion last year. That is three whole days wasting away at the Mackey roundabout, on the Corbally Road, in Raheen, on the Dock Road, on Henry Street, on the M20 and on the N7 - the list goes on. What this Government is doing in opposing our Bill here is saying to people that this is grand and that they can spend an entire week of their lives in the car every single ye…

There are much stronger sectoral agreements. My bottom line is this: if the job works on Wi-Fi, it does not need diesel. What I would say when I look at big business in this country is that if your management style only works when people are sitting in front of you, that is not leadership or mentoring; that is control freakery. The reality that is evident with regard to this Bill this morning and other matters is this is not a Government for workers. This is the most anti-worker Government I can remember in recent …

Come over, comrade.

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Good.