Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Two thirds of people rely on the private housing sector but that is why we have problems because housing is primarily for speculation. In that session we must consider the factors that have led to houses being so expensive. This is where we should bring in somebody who has studied land ownership and speculation. We suggested in our submission Conor McCabe, who has written Sins of the Father, tracing the decisions that shaped the Irish economy. Rory Hearne could be there, and Dr. Sinéad Kelly from the department of geography at National University of Ireland, Maynooth. There has to be some perspective on why this has happened.