Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. I want to stay positive. I have always said I support Rebuilding Ireland. We know that came about initially as a Government programme with the then Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. We know that the new Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, had another look at it. It was right to look at it again to see if it needed to be tweaked, not changed. I want to pay tribute to and acknowledge the Minister's staff in the Custom House, who have been very supportive. Senator Murnane O'Connor and myself are on the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government and we have a good deal of interface with them.I acknowledge their support.