Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

It is. I am making a proposal to amend the Order of Business. Will the Taoiseach, in the presence of the Minister of State with responsibility for this sector, Deputy John Moloney, consider allowing additional time tonight to address this serious issue? Deputy McCormack and I raised this matter under Standing Order 32 and I have no doubt Deputies across the floor of the House want to address this serious matter and the Minster of State is willing to address it. We are finishing at 10 p.m. and there will be late sittings before the Dáil rises on Thursday, for example, tomorrow night. Can we not afford the same opportunity this evening to address the issue of the further curtailment of essential services for people with disabilities, in particular, children with severe intellectual disability, before the protest arrives on the streets of Dublin and at the gates of the House tomorrow? We should do this business tonight. I propose that we extend the sitting by an hour to accommodate that opportunity and I appeal to the Government to accommodate it.

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