There has been much talk about billions of euro and so on. My office was contacted last night by Respond housing association in order to highlight that on Monday last it announced the closure of its women's refuge in Tallaght at Christmas. There are nine families housed at that refuge right now. Respond has been funding the facility itself for three years at €350,000 per annum. It has now run out of funds and has appealed to various Government Departments. However, it has been informed that it will not obtain access to funding. The families at the refuge, some of which left extreme circumstances of distress and domestic violence, will become homeless. Under the provisions of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, I urge the Government to intervene. Something should be done. An episode such as this illustrates how out of touch all the rhetoric, verbiage and announcements are when, in reality, in places such as Tallaght, very good services are shutting down for the want of meagre funding.

I note that in the programme for Government, under the criminal law reform section, the Government commits to enacting legislation by stating, "We will enact legislation to strengthen the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau in relation to forfeiting the proceeds of crime." Given the size and scale of the Project Eagle deal, is the Government absolutely satisfied that there is nothing to be concerned about regarding the allegations of misappropriation of funds, bribes, offshore accounts and pay-offs? Some of this is accepted. The £7 million in an offshore account is accepted in terms of what happened there. Deputy Wallace has raised other serious issues. I have been raising this since July in terms of the establishment of a commission of investigation as a result of the fact that this matter involves taxpayers' money. Is the Taoiseach certain there is nothing in the Project Eagle deal about which to be concerned? When can we expect the proposed legislation? I suggest that the Criminal Assets Bureau requires legislative enhancement and the Taoiseach says he is going to do it.

That was four years ago, admittedly. It is to be addressed in respect of two matters, the first of which concerns cross-jurisdictional issues in the North and Republic. This would apply to Project Eagle should the Criminal Assets Bureau be involved in that scenario. The second matter concerns paramilitary criminality in terms of fuel laundering and smuggling. The National Crime Agency and MI5 are getting involved in this. Why is there not a proposal by our Government for a joint approach between CAB and the National Crime Agency in terms of tackling what has occurred for years and what continues to occur? Up to £70 million has been lost through smuggling, fuel laundering and many other such activities.

I can confirm to Deputy Martin that there is a great deal of information shared among the authorities in the Republic and Northern Ireland in regard to criminal activities, money trails and so on. I do not know all the details, obviously, because it is a very specialised business dealing with fuel laundering and other criminal activities. There have been quite a number of seizures of equipment and people brought before the law in respect of those matters.

The Deputy is aware that there are two ongoing investigations in Northern Ireland, one by the police and the other by a parliamentary commission. In so far as NAMA is concerned, the Minister for Finance has answered questions on quite a number of occasions and has agreed that whatever information from this jurisdiction might be required in those investigations will be made available. NAMA itself has responded in considerable detail-----

It has not gone up.

-----to the Committee of Public Accounts here. I mentioned to Deputy Wallace yesterday that he will have an opportunity tomorrow to have the information given to him and evidence to back it up, if necessary. This can be raised at the committee that is accountable to the House in respect of NAMA.

With regard to the women's refuge in Tallaght that the Deputy mentioned, I do not have the details. If it was in receipt of €350,000 per year, there must be a reason-----

No. It has been raising that money itself.

Does the Deputy know the figure?

The Government is not responding to it and it announced its closure at Christmas. Nine families are housed in the refuge in Tallaght.

I misunderstood the Deputy. I believed he said the organisation had a grant of €350,000. He says it raised the money itself. I will have the details of this figured out-----

The organisation has approached the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

The Deputy should allow the Taoiseach to continue.

I will have the matter followed through to determine the position. Obviously, there is-----

The Government is making a mockery of everything, with all the talk that goes on, the millions and plans. The people on the ground see all this happening.

Could the Deputy please stop interrupting?

This is a parliament.

Yes, but there is order in a parliament.

And flexibility as well.