Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I appreciate that this matter does not relate to her brief. The reply is disappointing. If I were to rewind the clock 12 months, I would have got a similar reply. It is disappointing for those who are waiting for the review and the recommendations of the Government to be published. For those who aspire to own their own homes, and who are currently in Part V housing, the dream is still beyond them.

I derive some hope from the final paragraph of the reply, which states that the intent is to bring the measures of reform to the Government very shortly or in the near future. Perhaps she will clarify this. Could she give me the Government's definition of what constitutes "the near future"? What period are we talking about, bearing in mind that the lifetime of this Government is, according to the Taoiseach, due to come to an end by May? Perhaps the Minister of State can give me a timeframe for when the Government intends to bring the new measures forward.