Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The money never comes back into the system. Does Ms Walsh agree, from a strategic perspective, that there is a strong need for a deposit retention scheme administered by her board?

Ms Walsh touched on the voluntary housing sector which has had in the last decade a growing involvement in the provision of social housing. She mentioned a figure of approximately 20,000. Social housing will probably be financed through the voluntary housing sector during the next decade. How strategically has Ms Walsh been thinking in that context and what challenges are there in that area? What is her opinion on whether local authority housing will impact on the work of the board? She mentioned the element of upcoming legislation governing the voluntary housing sector. Has she considered how special needs will be addressed in voluntary housing and how current legislative proposals will impact? She seems to be very good on dispute resolution, but I want to see where she is on the overall picture and the strategy.