Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

I would like to see the full report to date. Even the figures the Minister gave do not amount to an excessive amount to pay for a dwelling house in the current climate. We cannot divorce this scenario from the housing crisis in the State, not least in the Kildare County Council area, where there are thousands on the housing waiting list and the State is going to have to foot the bill.

Reference was made to developing an accommodation unit for €54,000. I understood the Minister stated in his earlier answer that it was not 16 units but 13. Somehow the figure has gone down to nine. Anyway, even €90,000 is not excessive. One could not build a house from scratch for that amount anywhere else. Again, will the Minister indicate whether we will be able to see the technical assessment of the properties such that we can consider it? Could the Minister shed some light on where he sees the families currently residing in those units going as well as the position of some of the other 100 feasible properties in the area? What is going to become of them?

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