Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to comment on what Deputy Catherine Murphy said about the sale of houses by local authorities to tenants. I have said that the money should be ring-fenced, when I spoke on the housing Bill previously, and used to fund the purchase of new housing to add to the housing stock instead of being whittled away or used for other areas by a local authority. The revenue generated should be ring-fenced. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to table an amendment on the subject and missed the deadline for submission. I am also a member of another committee, and it is hard to keep an eye on what is happening. I shall try to find a mechanism for the committee to let me know when housing items are coming up. It is very important that the initiative contained in the amendment be implemented.