Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

I welcome to the House the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Seán Power. I am sorry the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Michael Finneran, has left the Chamber because he paid a welcome visit to Athlone last week in respect of a housing estate that is in dire need of regeneration and I wished to commend him on his visit. Perhaps the Minister of State will pass on my thanks to him.