The Housing Act 1966 is extremely outdated, for example, with regard to the impediment on housing authorities when dealing with tenants of homes they had previously purchased and now want to sell on. Has the Government any plans to bring in new legislation to update the 1966 Act?

The Taoiseach is at a Heads of Government meeting today. He should surely demand that EU leaders recognise that there is a national fodder crisis. As leader of the EU group, he should seek and demand funding from the EU solidarity fund.

Hold on a minute. The Deputy is really hopping the ball at this stage. He had better talk to the Taoiseach when he comes back. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat. He knows as well as I do that he cannot raise the matter on the Order of Business because I am sick and tired of telling him every day.

The Government knows there is a fodder crisis and it is nothing to laugh at.

Are there proposals to amend the Housing Act?

There are three housing Bills. The Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013 was published on 25 April and is before the select committee today. The heads of the housing (miscellaneous provisions) (No. 1) Bill are expected shortly and it will be published this year. The housing (miscellaneous provisions) (No. 2) Bill will be published next year.

And the fodder crisis.