Yes, I am.

The Minister is very welcome. I am glad that the day has come where this legislation has come before us and we will progress it through the Seanad. As he alluded to, he has discussed this topic here on a few occasions. He has behaved very constructively with the Opposition and everybody here who have tried to improve the situation and he has come back to us with really good legislation. I commend the Minister and his officials in the Department on diligently working on this and delivering robust and workable legisl…

Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Subsection (2) states: The Garda Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after he or she forms the opinion that any actions, proposed actions, omissions or proposed omissions by him or her will have the effect of An Garda Síochána exceeding the resources available. Would it not be advisable to apply a specific timeframe rather than use the term “as soon as practicable”, as the latter can be interpreted in many ways? Given the serious issue of Garda resources and its effect on the Exchequer, should we not conside…

I would like to hear the Minister’s thoughts on the matter.

I wanted to speak about the capital plan. As many of my colleagues have outlined, the issue of Garda stations is of great importance to us all across the country. My colleague, Senator Chambers, referred to how the rural areas are being left behind. They feel that the resources are being allocated to the bigger urban areas. I am in one of those bigger urban areas, namely, the greater Dublin area. We very much feel that resources are not being allocated where the population is. I live in one of the fastest-growing p…

I wish to raise a point of order.

What section in the Bill are you discussing?

Can you outline what section?

I would like-----

I would like that removed from the record.

I am not finished either.

I wish to speak to section 70(4). That has the same language, and states that "as soon as practicable after a copy of the annual report is submitted to him or her under subsection (1) cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas". Again, I think it might be an idea to put in a timeframe there. The phrase "as soon as practicable" can mean anything to anyone, and given the importance of the plan, it would be fitting to put a timeframe there. While we can trust the Minister's bona fides, maybe som…

I think-----

I think-----

On the annual report and its publication, could the Minister confirm that the report will be published both in English and Irish? There have been a number of issues over the years of various Government bodies and different organisations not publishing reports in the two languages. There have been particular issues within An Garda Síochána and the use of Irish and not providing gardaí who can serve the Irish-speaking community both within and outside the Gaeltacht areas.

If the Minister could confirm the reports will be published in both languages, I would appreciate it.

The question I asked the Minister, to which I did not hear a response, was whether this would also be published in the Irish language.

I thank Senators O'Reilly and Garvey for bringing this excellent motion. I am very happy to speak on it. Some very good points have been set out. It is clear that prevention is better than cure. It is incredible to think that when somebody is faced with a life-and-death situation like cancer, the most upsetting thing is hair loss. This is because it is so visible and makes people feel very vulnerable and exposed. Many people try to hide their illness, particularly from their children. Things are in flux in the fami…