Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the Senators that contributed this morning. We kicked off with Senator Fitzpatrick, who extended fantastic news to us on the improvement and recovery of the young girl and the carer that were so viciously attacked a couple of weeks ago in the city. We very much welcome that. Hopefully, as Senator Fitzpatrick outlined, the young girl and the carer in question will be home for Christmas to spend time with their families. That is good news.

Senator Fitzpatrick also talked about the Land Development Agency and the setting up of a possible €3 billion in funding that has the potential to create 6,000 badly needed new homes for people. We look forward to the development of that. She went on to tell us about her visit to Shanganagh yesterday, where 600 new homes are being handed over. That is very positive news in relation to housing. I believe we are making an impact. Of course, there is much more to do and we all accept that, but it is good to see people being handed new homes. The Senator also talked about Dublin City Council and criticised it for the mismanagement of housing in the inner city, and said that in her opinion, certain parts of the city were being ghettoised. We note her comments.

Senator Keoghan called for a debate with the Minister for Justice on the riots in Dublin. She went on to talk about the three social media platforms, TikTok, Meta and X, and the confusion in relation to what exactly is going on there. She called for a debate with the Minister on that. It is certainly something that we can look at in the new year. I note that the Minister for Justice is due before the justice committee tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. Perhaps that might be an opportunity to raise the issue.