Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To answer the second question first, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the first instance is the line Minister with responsibility for the protection of those buildings. It is an anomaly that probably should be corrected at some stage. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage actually owns many of the properties that we have responsibility for maintaining. It is not ideal but it is what it is and we have to get on with it.

It is a legacy from a bygone day when somebody above our current paygrade decided to split them and leave them in the current legislative lacuna. It is probably best to raise that issue with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The Vice Chairman will be glad to know that the eastern division is making considerable progress with the Morell. It is a big project which will be finished in 2025 and will cost about €10 million. Many homes in the Vice Chairman's part of the world will benefit. It is being done in conjunction with Kildare County Council. It has had its problems, but luckily those are behind us now. All going well, completion will be in 2025.