Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I wish to raise a related point. The Minister of State and I sat near each other when we were members of Cork County Council. I raised an issue on the Order of Business regarding the service local authority officials now provide to Oireachtas Members. Last month marked my fifth year working on improvement works in lieu of housing and by next March I will have been dealing with an enforcement issue in Rosscarberry for four years. I have contacted the local authority by fax, email and phone. There are issues in the broader context of the Minister of State's portfolio that need to be taken into consideration at some point. This may not be an opportune time to raise this issue, but it is one of which the Minister of State is probably aware.