The point is taken.

The Ceann Comhairle and I have learned a lot about housing over the years. We have put many of those things into practice in our own constituencies over the years, and they worked. However, approximately 20 years ago, the emphasis on the right to own a house fell away. A great deal of emphasis and advertising went into the glories of renting and how wonderful it is to rent. Even in recent years, it was not unusual for someone to come on "Morning Ireland" to tell us how wonderful it was to rent. That was never the c…

I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this very important matter, which is the balance between achieving our carbon reduction targets on one hand and retaining our agrifood production sector on the other. Both are equally important and need to be achieved, and both can be achieved provided we all go in the same direction and create opportunities to do what must be done in the shortest time possible. I am strongly of the opinion that there is a need to provide renewable energy that is…

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It illustrates the extent to which co-operation between the two objectives can be so helpful to the economy and to the quality of life, air and water throughout the country. I thank the Minister of State again, but I would also point out that it might not be a bad idea to engage with the farming community and the agrifood sector on a different basis altogether, to engage with them in order to point out the ways and means by which they can help themselves to achieve the t…

Given the ongoing impact of Brexit on the food-producing sector on the island of Ireland, what efforts continue to be made to minimise the impact and address the issues arising?

I thank the Deputy. Jersey or no jersey, he has come to the end.

The next speakers are Deputy McNamara and Deputy Pringle, who are sharing five minutes.

I thank the Deputy.

The Deputies sharing have two and a half minutes each.

There are only two minutes left.

The Ministers of State, Deputy Madigan and Deputy Rabbitte, are sharing time. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan.

Is the Minister of State sharing time?

The Minister of State's colleague will make the closing statement.

I thank the Deputy. We have the Sinn Féin slot next of three and half minutes and I see that we have no one in attendance so we move now to the Regional Group and I call Deputy Canney to speak.

I thank the Deputy. We have a Government slot next of eight minutes. We have no takers so I call Deputy Mattie McGrath of the Rural Independent Group which has five minutes.

In view of the critical role played by the agrifood sector in this country in the economic recovery following the financial crash, will due regard now be given to the sustainability of the dairy and beef sector in this country and the need to ensure it can be protected through the Common Agricultural Policy and other means and that the proposed Mercosur agreement or the related importation of food into Europe will not undermine the sustainability of Irish products?

I thank the Taoiseach for his comprehensive reply. Does he remain satisfied regarding the sincerity of the British Government in undertaking to ensure that the letter and spirit of the Northern protocol are accepted and implemented in full? There are things happening on an ongoing basis that appear to undermine the protocol. At the same time, the protocol seems to be blamed for any issue that has arisen when, in fact, Brexit is the real reason for those issues. That was pointed out in the beginning to everybody inv…

This question relates to the extent, if any, to which Brexit may have impacted positively or negatively on banking and financial services in this country.

I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Does he foresee continued interest in potential relocation to this jurisdiction given we remain a member of the European Union? It was anticipated at an earlier stage that there would be fairly substantial relocation from the UK to this country. Has that happened and is it likely to happen?

I further enquire about the degree to which the Minister and his Department continue to explore the possibility and the potential for relocation here and the potential for benefit to accrue to this country's banking and financial services as a result of remaining solidly within the EU, and the potential prospects that can create for those who invest in services here.