Stand up and be counted.

I thank the Ceann Comhairle, and it is in order. At the start of the summer, I asked the Taoiseach about a tenant purchase scheme for local authority housing. It was to be introduced but has been long-fingered by the Government. Unfortunately, many local authority tenants are waiting for the scheme to be introduced so that they might purchase their houses. Will the Minister state clearly when the scheme will be put in place and when local authorities around the country will be notified?

I understand that a tenant purchase scheme would be introduced by way of regulation, that is, secondary legislation passed by the Minister. I will convey to him Deputy Healy-Rae's concern and I am sure that he will correspond with the Deputy.