Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Thank you. My proposal is straightforward. Since, as we all know, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is driving the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that he come into the House between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to resume statements on transport to enable us all to make a contribution and him to respond to the Members who spoke on the previous occasion.

On a separate note, I ask the Leader to provide time after Easter for a debate on the report on mother and baby homes and the terrible revelations we have heard today. As the have revelations emerged on a day when we are celebrating the achievements of women in politics, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Dáil Chamber, it is time for us to reflect on how shamefully and appallingly we treated women and children in the past through the awful structures of the mother and baby homes. We are only beginning to see the true extent of the horrors inflicted on women and babies in the homes.