Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree that there are very good landlords, but there are also landlords who do not want to accept the housing assistance payment. The Minister was in Carlow a few weeks ago to turn the sod on a few sites. However, not one block has since been laid on the sites. Work on one, in particular, has been held up for two years, but it was great that the Minister came down and it was a great day. However, nothing has happened since. I am asking the Minister to follow up and make sure house building will start soon. We had pictures in the newspapers and everyone was delighted, but people are now ringing every day and still there is no work under way on the sites.