We have Topical Issue matters. That might be an opportunity to raise issues.

Deputy Bacik raised the planning issue again, as did Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. Two weeks ago there was a lot of pressure on the Government to declare a housing emergency, to accept that there is a housing emergency and to accept that it is urgent. This is a minor amendment which enables us to get houses built more rapidly on public land that is already zoned for housing. Local authorities are getting help as well because the Minister has allocated substantial funding to them to take away historic debt and to enable them to get on with building rapid-build houses.

What about An Bord Pleanála?

There is more in the Bill than that.

Everybody says they want something "but". The "but" always comes in and it means "Can you delay it again?".

This is the Order of Business.

The Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill was first published in 2004, so we can hardly be accused of rushing it.

There are 45 minutes for 41 amendments.

We are discussing a range of issues with regard to the cold snap. Deputy Barry has proven himself to be individually robust in the context of that cold snap because on Saturday afternoon I was walking up Oliver Plunkett Street and a rough cacophony of sound emerged from the sidelines, and who was it but his good self, lambasting the Government out on the public streets. When he saw me his voice went up in intensity, blaming the Government for all our ills.

As I do every Saturday afternoon.

Even during a cold snap.

Deputy Barry is fortunate to be blessed with mental telepathy as well because, today at Cabinet, the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, brought forward measures to deal with pay-as-you-go meters and he brought forward funding-----

We will talk about that in a minute

-----to enable that issue to be resolved. I will ask him to communicate with the Deputy on the details of that.