Is it not appropriate to the Order of Business. I call Deputy Danny Healy-Rae to ask something appropriate to the Order of Business.

Housing was supposed to be a priority for this Government. The housing crisis is getting worse. More and more people have to leave their homes. The banks are selling them. Landlords are selling houses. Bureaucracy and red tape are still holding up the building of local authority housing. The four-stage process demanded by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is holding up local authorities and the building of houses. While they can opt for the one-stage process, in reality they cannot because if they opt for the one-stage process and any extra costs arise, the local authorities have to foot that bill. Therefore, they will not opt for that in the way that it was hoped to be operated.

The Government has announced millions and millions of euro several times and yet very little has been built. I suppose there will be more announcements of funding, but nothing built.

A question on the Order of Business.

What will the Government do about this? What will it do about the Irish banks that are so slow to lend to small builders and developers? Without funding they cannot build houses.

On promised legislation, I call the Taoiseach.

That is not to do with legislation.

Of course it is.

It is to do with the supply of housing. The Minister for Housing-----

It was supposed to be a priority for the Government and if not, it should give up.

The Minister-----

It is in the programme for Government; the Taoiseach knows more about it.

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government was clear on supply being the problem. Last week, when I met Deputy Healy-Rae in Firies in County Kerry, he was very complimentary of the work that is going on there and the employment that is taking place.

Stop it.

That was about a different thing.

While I am at it and while I am on my feet-----

Answer the question I asked.

I will move on if the Taoiseach is not listened to.

-----I tell Deputy Healy-Rae as a Kerryman that he should be very proud of the achievements of Colm "The Gooch" Cooper over the years. We wish him well in his retirement.