Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have concerns about the local government fund and the property tax. Local authorities in some counties are being forced to spend additional funds on housing programmes. That is all very well and good, but they are facing severe challenges in other sectors of their operations. We might need to look at that issue as we move forward. It is not possible for all of the funds to be spent on housing because of the Lansdowne Road agreement. Some local authorities have taken on additional staff to ramp up their efforts to deal with the housing crisis. That comes at a cost.