Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask the Minister of State a question on this amendment and on the section. Does she have any statistics that would back up the suggestion that houses in local authority areas are lying idle and have not been refurbished? Any houses that become available in my part of the country are immediately refurbished and allocated simply because there is pressure on the local authority to provide such housing. The problem might arise in some instances where there is an insufficient number of dwellings for specific family configurations, for example, two bedroom apartments or something of that nature, which may be delayed for some reason or other. Does the Minister of State have statistics showing that this is an issue?