Michael Mullins (Fine Gael)

-----but I welcome the fact that the illegal occupation of Eyre Square was ended peacefully this morning. I compliment the Garda Síochána on the manner in which it was handled. It is a much used amenity site in the centre of Galway city and it was being illegally occupied. It was in the interests of everyone that it is ended.

I support my colleague, Senator Catherine Noone, on her call for an urgent debate on the impact of alcohol on young people and their mental health. I support her call that it is held as a matter of urgency. Many people are exercised about this issue and it would be timely to have a debate.

I welcome the announcement by the Rehab Group to create 750 additional jobs over the next three years, of which 400 will be based in Ireland. Some of the jobs displaced by Rehab in Galway in recent times, which was highlighted by Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, will be replaced as a result of the positive announcement. I compliment the Rehab Group on providing health, social care, education and training services to 56,000 people in Ireland. It is fantastic to see the group expanding its range of services and creating much-needed employment. I hope some of the employment will be created in Galway, where there was great disappointment when jobs in the Rehab Group were lost recently.