Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to follow up on that point. I can see where Deputy Ó Broin is coming from with the 10%. There is also a growing crisis in middle Ireland and the affordability of houses. The only way to deal with that is to crack on with the construction of houses. When the legislation is brought forward, we can tease this out in far greater detail.

Returning to the question I asked earlier about the housing aid for the elderly and so on, I asked would there be a supplementary budget this year for local authorities, based on other local authorities which may not have spent their allocation. That is a worthwhile consideration. There are certain counties where it would be very desirable if there was as a supplementary budget as in other years. Would the Minister's officials be able to consider this?