Norma Foley: “The State funding that is being given to them too for their operational costs including the fee freezes, that’s €480…”

I'd like to see what all those options might be going forward, I think we need to come to an accommodation that will satisfy and put to rest I think the fears and the hurt of those who lived in Bessborough, those who experienced…

And now because it is concluded, the Taoiseach himself has personally intervened and the Taoiseach has said there should now be engagement between the local authority and the developer and let's explore all options.

Personally, I won't be voting to remove the three-day wait. I believe when it was put to the people in 2018, that was part of what was put to the people, so I won't be voting to support the removal of the three-day wait.

We have 277,000 children that are now availing of it.