Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am aware that Kildare County Council has been acquiring houses on turnkey and long-lease bases. It may well be worthwhile looking at how this compares to the housing waiting list, including the housing assistance payment, HAP, lists to see what they were at a point in time and what they are now. The most expensive way to acquire a house is to long-lease it, and you have no asset at the end of it. You are effectively paying a mortgage. Some terrible decisions are being made.