John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With respect to voids, and the point that was made that not everybody on the housing waiting list wants a social house, that figure is important. Is it possible to get it? I have asked the question and I am now answering it in my head and realise that it is not possible. When we talk about the housing need and demand, the figures are distorted and it is hard to work from them to progress to solutions. We need to put some thought into that. If we are trying to solve a problem and we have figures that are not accurate, we are going around in circles to some extent. We all need to put some thought into that one in order that we might come up with better solutions.