Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. This is my first contribution while he has been in the Chamber and I wish him all the best. He has a difficult portfolio but, in fairness to him, there has been a major improvement recently. Lest I forget, Senator Murnane O'Connor reminds me of a goldfish because by the time she gets around the bowl, she has forgotten where she has come from. I will cite some figures for her. When Fianna Fáil left office in 2011, there were only 45 new home registrations in County Kildare.