Before I call Deputy O'Keeffe, I apologise for inadvertently overlooking him about two weeks ago. It was not deliberate. That is now rectified and peace has broken out. I call Deputy O'Keeffe.

The Leas-Cheann Comhairle did not have to put that on the record but I thank him for that. I raise this issue in the context of the EU Habitats Directive and ensuring the safe migration of our fish species. I have dealt with various Ministers in the last three years regarding the weir on the River Blackwater in Fermoy. The Government must beware of the issue at this stage because so many Ministers have visited the town in the last couple of months to promote election candidates. They have all looked at the weir in Fermoy and promised money. I have also raised this issue with various Departments.

The millrace on the weir has completely collapsed and there is no water flowing down the fish pass. We must, therefore, be in breach of EU Habitats Directive. I received an email this morning from the Department of the Minister of State, Deputy Canney. He referred me back to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and said that Minister will take on board the responsibility of reinstating the weir in Fermoy. We are coming into the tourism season and the River Blackwater is a major sporting location. To give an example, Fermoy Rowing Club is seriously hampered at the moment because the water level is so low that it is not possible to get boats into the river. That is due to the breach in the millrace. I ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to address this issue urgently. I know he has major issues to deal with regarding housing but for the sake of the people of Fermoy I ask him to address this issue as well.

Just because I apologise does not give the Deputy permission to continue indefinitely.

I will defer to the Minister of State, Deputy Moran.

He is passing the buck already.

The Minister of State, Deputy Moran, has the information.

Is this the man who delivers?

I have never passed the buck since I left school and that is a good few years ago. I told councillors in that area that we all need to sit down together, including the local authority, and find a proper solution to this issue. The Deputy is correct that everybody is passing the buck. That will remain the case until we all sit down together and are led by the local authority, however. I will facilitate that happening, as will my colleagues, and will try to arrive at a successful conclusion. Talking in the House achieves little. Deputy O'Keeffe has been talking about this for a long time and I gave him the information that would allow him to get the local authorities to sit around the table. I will facilitate that.