John Swinney is quizzed by opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs at FMQs.
Rising costs and delays to a new CalMac ferry are put to the first minister.
Swinney tells Tory leader Russell Findlay that time taken to build Glen Rosa is "unacceptable".
Labour's Anas Sarwar says the ferry fiasco is "damaging lives and livelihoods" in island communities.
Meanwhile, Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton highlights a "crisis in social care" in Scotland.
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The first minister replies: "The time it's taken to build the Glen Rosa is unacceptable."
John Swinney says his government is very focused on "early progress" being made on the ferry.
The Scottish Conservative leader says MV Glen Rosa won't be completed until June 2026 at the earliest, eight years late.
"Why will it take so long?" asks Russell Findlay.
John Swinney is sitting poised in the hot seat on the frontbench and Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay gets to his feet to begin this week's First MInister's Questions.
Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent
By far the biggest moment of the week at Holyrood – perhaps even the year – was Tuesday’s vote on assisted dying.
The debate on Liam McArthur’s bill, packed with personal and passionate speeches from backbenchers, was widely described as “parliament at its best”.
That phrase does tempt one down a side-track of wondering about parliament at its worst.
These heartening highlights of Holyrood discourse always seem to come at moments when MSPs are given free reign to debate as individuals – as Jackson Carlaw put it, “speaking without a party line, whip or pre-prepared script”.
All of which leads us to the weekly session of party-political electioneering which is first minister’s questions. What will leaders have scripted for us today, as they tee up their slogan-heavy social media clips?
OK, this is admittedly all a bit cynical. Obviously partisan exchanges have their place in the chamber; tough questions need to be asked and answered, scrutiny needs to be robust.
The party system is entrenched in our politics, and in a parliament of minorities it would be near impossible to get much done without the whips corralling votes on most issues.
But it’s hard to imagine anyone will come away describing today’s inevitable rammies about ferries, housing and immigration as the best Holyrood has to offer.
Image source, PA MediaLiberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur (left) tabled the assisted dying bill
It's been a busy and historic week at Holyrood with the parliament at its best during an emotional and measured debate on assisted dying legislation.
MSPs voted to pass the initial vote on the general principles of Scottish Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur's assisted dying bill.
Elsewhere there was more bad news for the government.
The delivery date for MV Glen Rosa, the second of two dual-fuel CalMac ferries being built by the nationalised Ferguson shipyard, has been put back by up to nine months.
Scotland's deputy first minister said she was in "no doubt" that the country's care system will suffer from UK government plans to tighten immigration rules.
And it's exactly one year since the Scottish government declared a national housing emergency, but new data suggests the crisis is only getting worse.
Image source, PA MediaScotland's First Minister John Swinney and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes head towards Holyrood's chamber
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of this week's First Minister's Questions.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton joins Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in putting questions to John Swinney.
We know the issues of disability benefits, the performance of NHS 24 and the UK-USA trade deal will be raised from the backbenches.
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