In dealing with the housing crisis the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, mentioned the repair and loan scheme. Last March he said the scheme was being rolled out in Carlow and Waterford. When will it get as far as County Kerry? When I come up the road every day, I look to see if I could meet any fellow who is rolling anything in our direction, but so far I have not met anyone. I am wondering if Minister Simon could get Minister Leo to give him a hand with rolling out the scheme towards County Kerry. Perhaps the Taoiseach might also give it a push. Apparently, they are very busy dealing with other matters, but if it takes three months to roll out the scheme to Carlow and Waterford, it will take three more to cover the entire Twenty-six Counties. I ask the Taoiseach to give it a push because we need the scheme in County Kerry as much as people in Carlow, Waterford or any other part of the country.

Kerry is bursting at the seams with all of the people from all over the world who want to go there. All of the reports I have received from Killarney, Dingle, Kenmare, Killorglin, Cahersiveen and all of the places on the Wild Atlantic Way to north Kerry indicate that people are coming from all over the world. I do not believe the Deputy when he says it will take three years to roll out the scheme to County Kerry. Any time I go there I see more than enough action on the roads and other activities. It is up there with the best of them. Did I not open a football centre of excellence in Tralee?

Because the Deputy asked me specifically I will have a conversation with the two young Ministers, Minister Simon and Minister Leo, to get them working together in the interests of County Kerry.

The Taoiseach looked very well in the Irish Examiner today in between the two of us.