That is about the only concrete thing I have seen coming from Deputy Cairns's party in respect of a proposal. We have provided huge amounts of State funding. We need more private sector funding, particularly in apartments in cities. We have also decided as a Government to invest huge moneys in water services, the national grid, public transport and roads to enable the construction of houses in cities and towns across the country. The issue will be delivering that. That means a more agile and effective planning syst…

We are zoning land.

On the scale of Ireland's ambition and the targets we have set, if you compare our housing plan targets with the United Kingdom, Germany or the Netherlands, on a per capita basis, our targets are nearly double their targets in terms of what they propose. Ours are approximately 9.3 per 1,000. The United Kingdom's is 4.5, Germany's is 4.8 and the Netherlands is 5.5. No one matches the ambition of this country in terms of house construction and planning-----

-----and when it comes to delivery, in 2024-----

In 2024, of 23 European countries, Ireland had the second highest housing supply per capita.

Therefore, in terms of targets and delivery-----

-----we are to the fore across the EU.

However, we need to do it at pace and with higher numbers. We want to get to 50,000. Genuinely-----

I see nothing in the Social Democrats' presentation.

The savings and investments thing would take years to realise funding-----

-----which is not the immediate issue, by the way.

The funding is going in. If people could only allow housing in our country----

-----in terms of the planning process, objections, judicial reviews and the rest of it.

I do not see judicial reviews as a badge of honour, as Deputy Bacik does. I see them as a problem.

The Government is seeking an extension of the nitrates derogation. It is a critical element of the economic sustainability of many farmers, many family farms and the broader rural economy. However, we have established a water quality Cabinet subcommittee. There will be a new nitrates action plan and a new plan on habitats and so forth. We are different from other countries in Europe. Our farm system is unique in being a pasture-based outdoor system, with cows based outside 240 days per year on average. That is in c…

-----and we know it has to be in compliance with the habitats directive in addition to meeting the objective of the water framework directive.

We are showing leadership. Our dairy and beef production system is probably one of the more carbon efficient systems in Europe and the world. That is the other side of the coin. I am not saying the Deputy is saying this but essentially the import of what he is saying would be to shut down our farming, dairy production and food production system. That would allow less carbon-efficient systems to fill the gap. I do not believe that is logical either. We should not dismiss - I am not saying the Deputy is doing this, t…

I thank the Deputy for raising an important issue. We fully acknowledge that. My understanding is that Dundrum House Hotel had not been operating as a hotel since 2015, so I do not think it ceased being a hotel because of the decision in 2022 to use it for, initially, the beneficiaries of temporary protection following the war in Ukraine. I understand the first initial use of Dundrum House Hotel was for Ukrainians fleeing the war. The Deputy might clarify that for me. I understand that it had not been in use as a h…

The Deputy is correct that, while it was the Government overall, the Department of children handled migration. This Government has decided to move migration matters and asylum-seeking issues to the Department of justice. That is happening and that is why I mentioned the Department of justice in this context. It is now dealing with this. The Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, has no issue meeting Deputy McGrath or other Deputies. We need to be careful with our language. I do not think we can be calling people "rogue cont…

I know, but it is a term that could cause difficulties for people outside the House. We need to be careful about that. I want to pick up on a comment. The gardaí do not do "tyranny".