Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I offer my condolences to Councillor Collins's family.

As this is Pride Month, I offer solidarity to all the LGBTQ+ community. I especially offer solidarity to our trans brothers and sisters.

I call for a debate on the National Parks and Wildlife Service review. Such a debate already took place in the Dáil and I hope that the Seanad will also have the opportunity to discuss that very important and welcome review. We have a very poor track record in protecting wildlife and biodiversity in this country. There are areas of concern with the report and I hope the Leader can facilitate that debate.

On World Blood Donor Day, I remind anybody who is eligible to give blood to do so. Stocks are again running low, particularly for anybody who has type A+ blood. Only two days stock are left in the country. If we are forced to have amber alerts, it means the cancellation of medical procedures in hospitals. It is vital that we have the stocks in place. I also welcome plans to move to the individual screening model that we have seen in Britain and Canada where everybody is assessed on their own individual risk. People who may have thought they would not have been eligible to give blood in the past may now be eligible to do so. I encourage them to come forward and donate blood.