Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

Deputy Penrose was the Minister of State with specific responsibility for housing and the homeless. The Government has not moved to fill that vacancy because the Labour Party cannot decide whom they wish to elevate to the high chair at the Cabinet table. That is an outrage and I now hear that the vacancy will not be filled until after budget day. I will be interested to see what the Government proposes for the homeless and for social housing in the budget. There are more than 100,000 people in social housing.