Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Much of this is like a three card trick, the motor tax fund, Irish Water and property tax. There are more three card tricks in this Department than in any other. It gives the impression that 13,375 people have a permanent housing solution, but that is not necessarily the case. There is a very significant reliance on existing housing stock to satisfy that housing need through the HAP and RAS which are important initiatives to bridge a gap but that is what they are.