Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

I reject totally that there is any question of this being a half-baked Bill. There is a simple explanation. The Bill was published in advance of the strategy, which came afterwards. I am sure the House would want me to put the implementation plan on a statutory basis as soon as possible. I am being as helpful as I can to the House and to the people in having it included in this legislation and in getting the matter of the homelessness implementation plan on a statutory basis and up and running as soon as possible so we can implement it, as I said, in 2009 and 2010. The simple explanation is that the homelessness strategy was announced by me in August of this year, which was after the Bill was published.