In the first opportunity I have, on a personal level I want to wish Leo Varadkar well as he moves on and to recognise his contribution during Covid-19, his defence of Maurice McCabe and his statesmanlike and extremely competent handling of Brexit.

However, we are now in a new political space and Leo Varadkar himself has opened that door. I am calling for a general election for the first time in this administration. I voted for the Tánaiste and for Leo Varadkar because the people spoke four years ago and I believe in stability, but we now have a faltering Government on housing, health, immigration, disability and the recent referendums. The last time I addressed the Tánaiste was at Leaders' Questions and I asked him about the issue of durable relationships. He told me all was well and there was no need to worry. Well, there was need to worry and while Fine Gael may need time to regroup, this country now needs a Government with a new mandate.

I thank the Deputy. I have dealt with this issue already in the House this morning. I am very clear the Government is focused on fulfilling the programme for Government. It is an important point that government must always be about policy and substance, not necessarily about personalities. I have already instanced the planning Bill, which the Deputy has complained about, on the delivery of a whole range of projects. That should be completed before any general election. The future fund Bill which was passed through Cabinet is probably the most important and significant long-term legislative initiative of any Government in a long time and will provide for the future by allocating 0.8% of GNI to cover pensions into the future, as well as to cover healthcare costs and infrastructure that will be required. When, say, times get bad, we always cut capital. The whole idea of the future fund is to make sure, in infrastructure and climate, that we do not ever have that situation if we can avoid it. It ensures we maintain capital levels right on even in the middle of a recession if we provide enough money now. That Bill will enable us to give some mechanisms to future-proof our society and our economy. That is a very noble thing to do-----

I thank the Tánaiste. The time is up, please.

It is the right thing to do and we want to get this through the Houses as well.