Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In fairness to Senator Conway, he was just trying to make sure nobody might accidentally or intentionally abuses privilege, as has happened before in committees and Chambers. I can answer the question.

I am bothered when I do not see houses being built on sites that are ready for such building.

The Deputy knows there are more complications with this land than might perhaps be evident in his question, such as there being a number of landowners on a large site. Significant investments have been made in that site. It was not all taxpayer money. Investments have been made and investments can be returned. That is how these things work. I am bothered when houses are not being built. This is exactly why I brought forward the LDA. We all need to park our ideology at the door whether one is on the left or the right. The Deputy opposes the private sector building houses at all. If we did not have people building houses-----