Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In meeting those targets the Department sets a headline figure, which is fine. Is the Department trying to get them to ensure a very good equitable spread across all areas in meeting those targets, or does it not care one way or the other as long as they deliver an overall figure? In the Department's report it is just an overall figure. I had to ask for the breakdown. Is there an aversion to a policy of direct build by councils? Is there an aversion on the part of the Housing Agency to the construction of council estates again in tackling this issue? Is there an aversion on the part of chief executives of county councils to building council estates of the nature of 150 or 200 homes? If so, why?