Before the recess, many Members on this side of the House appealed to the Government to take urgent action to deal with the housing and homelessness crisis. Indeed, some of us protested about the summer recess taking place before this issue was addressed. The Taoiseach promised that the Government would come forward with measures to deal with it. Over the summer the situation has deteriorated substantially.

To what legislation is the Deputy referring? There are two minutes left and four Deputies wish to contribute.

The Taoiseach made promises.

That is not on the Order of Business.

He made promises to publish a social housing strategy-----

You are going to prevent other Deputies from speaking, and you can answer to them. You are not entitled to make speeches.

You have given me a fraction of the time you gave other speakers. Can I just finish my question? The social housing strategy for this emergency-----

We are not dealing with social housing; we are dealing with legislation.

When will the strategy document be published? Will we get ample time to discuss it properly in the House? Is legislation planned on foot of that, particularly to deal with what appear to be the Government's plans for long-term leasing arrangements with the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, and big property developers?

The Minister has responded in some detail already-----

When?

-----on social housing, direct provision of housing by local authorities, the reconstruction of up to 1,800 units in Dublin, involvement with NAMA in providing opportunities for both finance and sites, and a planning Bill to stimulate the construction sector and to get back to a point at which we can build 20,000 to 25,000 houses per year.

No matter what we do and no matter who is in government, we still have to put blocks on the ground before we can build houses. That takes a certain amount of time. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has clarified this.

He has not said when.

It is an absolute priority to deal with the housing situation.

When is the strategy to be published?