Yesterday, the Taoiseach said the Cabinet had approved the ordering of 150 modular homes on foot of a presentation made by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Did he give any background details as to where they might be located, the costs associated with them or the fact that they may or may not have planning permission? NAMA sold 11,000 units in Dublin this year with planning permission. Is emergency legislation needed in order for construction to proceed at an earlier date than the normal procurement or planning process would take, namely, 18 months? This is just another example of the cobbled-together efforts the Government is making in order to make it appear as if it has some semblance over the situation, which it clear does not. Perhaps the Taoiseach will indicate whether new legislation is required or whether the planning legislation needs to be amended for these units to be put in place a lot sooner than is normally the case. He announced 7,500 units for this year this year, of which only 493 are available.

This is another example of the scale of the catastrophe that the Deputy's crowd left behind them.

Get over it.

That might have washed five years ago, but it will not wash in five months' time.

It might wash, actually.

Bring it on.

Let us bring it on, yes.

Let us listen to the answer.

Those opposite were building 100,000 houses.

Answer the question.

Will the Deputies please allow the Taoiseach to answer the question.

There is no point.

Fifteen years of debt.

You are a waffler.

I call on the Taoiseach to reply.

If I am allowed to respond.

Would you hold on please?

I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

The previous Government was building 100,000 houses a year and that collapsed to fewer than 8,000. That is the mess it left behind. Now those in Fianna Fáil want to complicate the matter further. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has already made it clear that the modular units are on display for anybody to see.

We saw them.

He wants 150 of those provided immediately and a total of 500 will eventually be provided as a temporary measure. When the social houses are completed and built properly, they will be allocated to people on a permanent basis. The Minister is dealing with the issues he needs to deal with in terms of procurement or whether-----

Is planning permission needed?

-----permission is required on council ground or whatever. The locations have not been finalised.

Will legislation be required?

The Deputy wants everything done instantly and the answers yesterday.

The Government does not know how to deal with it.

Fianna Fáil should have dealt with it ten years ago.

I am sorry, we are not having a debate on the issue. The Taoiseach is just giving the information.

This is part of a response to deal with the situation that exists. A Deputy over here was seeking €4 billion now, today. He wants answers yesterday.

I only want to know if planning permission will be required,

Those opposite created a mess that we have to clean up and will continue to clean up for a long time to come.

Will planning permission be required?

I call Deputy Durkan.