Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----there is real capital investment in social housing. We are removing responsibility from county councils when the reverse should be the case. Local authorities throughout Ireland always did a good job of providing social housing. Unfortunately, previous Governments as well as this one have moved too much money into the voluntary sector. While I compliment that sector on the good work it is doing, ultimate responsibility for the provision of social housing should remain with local authorities. I asked a parliamentary question recently to which I did not receive a definitive reply. I wanted a comparison between the amount of funding provided to local authorities and the amount provided to the voluntary sector. I will resubmit my question, as the answer was inconclusive.

Despite being at crisis point, only 10% of the NAMA units that were identified for the provision of social housing have been allocated. Why is that?

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