Obviously, Brexit had an impact. Agriculture is certainly not gone. If you look at us in the context of our relationship with most countries and if you look at the export table, all you will see is a rise in Irish exports of agricultural produce. For example, China has imported Irish milk and dairy products for quite some time.

They will be. Saying it is dead and gone is an exaggeration.

It is exaggeration.

The bottom line is that beef is also being exported to China. Anywhere I have been as Minister for Foreign Affairs, I have invariably been accompanied by someone from Bord Bia with new product lines and interested in exporting to new markets. We need a bit of balance and proportion. I take the Deputy's point with regard to the farmers in the his area. In the context of the new Common Agricultural Policy and the next one, we need to support farmers in disadvantaged areas, which the ACRES scheme does, as well as othe…

-----not just for one or two years, but for a long time. This is so that we can protect our biodiversity. It is about getting incomes to farmers, which we are determined to do.

I have been to Kerry. The Deputy knows I have been to County Kerry a great deal. I will see him in Killarney.

This State stands with the family of Sean Brown. I am aware of the coroner's call and that he has decided he can no longer carry out an Article 2-compliant inquest and that he wrote to the Secretary of State seeking a public inquiry. I support that. I will ask my officials to meet the family as soon as possible to hear their concerns and to discuss how we can support them. I am aware that an interim report of Operation Kenova is due to be published by the PSNI tomorrow. I welcome the strong focus in that investigat…

We will.

The Deputy knows the issue.

I thank the Deputy for his comments. We spoke earlier about the inspirational legacy that young Saoírse leaves behind. Our sympathies are with Saoírse's family. Since we started national cancer strategies in the late 1990s and through the 2000s, with various levels of progress being made, there has been a transformation in cancer care which has led to a significant reduction in mortality and growing good outcomes for survival of a variety of cancers, which has to be welcomed. This emphasises the need for continuing…

We exceeded our targets for housebuilding last year, with close to 33,000 being built in 2023. Up to 143,000 houses have been constructed since we came to office.

There was a record 10,000 social houses in 2022. Last year, we delivered 12,000 social houses. We are now getting to a stage-----

Social. Please let me finish. In the context of the first home scheme and help-to-buy scheme, we have reached the stage of record levels in the drawdown of mortgages by first-time buyers. We have to do more because the population is increasing. We are working extremely hard-----

-----with a variety of measures to increase affordability and enable young people to afford a house.

We know we are not there yet and a lot more needs to be done.

There is no doubt there has been a significant change in the three years post Covid-----

-----and taking Covid into account.

I do not believe it is shameful for the Taoiseach to go to the White House. The Palestinian ambassador believes we should go the White House, and we should.

I did not interrupt the Deputy.

I went to Washington three weeks ago and met officials in the White House. I also met Senators and Congressmen. Why? I did it to give them our perspective, but also to get their sense of what is happening. The Deputy will not like to hear this, but notwithstanding everything and the politics of America and Israel and the strength of Israel in American politics, many American politicians want this to end. They want it to end quickly. That is the first point. The Deputy lacks some degree of credibility in the sense t…