Mr. Michael Curran:

We will come at this from a slightly different perspective. We can talk about a house as an investment, which Mr. Punch did. For many people, it is.

We would rather speak about homes. We would rather speak about an Ireland, and parts of Ireland which are represented by people sitting here, where 40% of homes in that area are holiday homes. What we want to see for our members, having talked to them, is for them to have a realistic opportunity to own a home. That is all it is. We are not talking about having four or five houses out to rent, or one house out to rent. We just want people to be able to live, work and raise a family in a place which they call home, and a place where they have roots. We have no end of members, as Ms Houlihan said, who are going to Australia.

One of our vice presidents, Rob, tells a story which sounds too sad to be true, but it is true. He was one of a group of 12 friends. Rob is 25. Of the 12 friends, he is the only one left in Ireland. We can talk about there being no jobs. There are jobs. We are at full employment, and yet, we still see Rob's friends all leaving, but Rob thankfully staying. We are coming at it from a human perspective and a homes perspective. What we are calling for is support for young people, who we represent, and for young people to be able to live and work where they want. I thank the Deputy.