I ask a question relating to the planning and development (No. 2) Bill, which appears on the A list, and which brings me back to my previous question. I expect the Minister, as a member of the Cabinet briefed by the environment Minister when approval was sought and received for the ordering of 150 modular units, would surely have inquired as to whether emergency legislation was required for the units to be in place prior to Christmas. We have had emergency proposals and legislation for financial matters in the past and as previous speakers and others have alluded to, the Government can no longer sit on their hands with this crisis. Apart from the medium to long-term proposals emanating from the Government - I would question many of them - there has been no effort or urgency to bring forward immediate solutions.

Is the Deputy inquiring about legislation?

In the context of such legislation, surely the Minister, as a member of the Cabinet, would have been briefed by the environment Minister on the necessity for emergency legislation or amending the planning and development legislation to allow the housing units be placed in whatever locations have been intimated. Even if we want to put a portakabin on a piece of land, we need planning permission for that. To say that legislation might be required does not cut it; it demonstrates the inaction and blasé attitude towards this issue. If the Cabinet sat around the table and had this proposal put to it, these questions should have been asked and answered in a forthcoming way. I have no reason to believe that was not the case but I wonder if it was the case, having listened to the answers I heard earlier.

The Deputy is inquiring about legislation.

The planning and development (No. 2) Bill is being drafted and is expected in this session. No decision has been made as to whether emergency legislation will be required.