Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hate being parochial, but I will keep referring to Galway where the housing crisis is on the same level, if not worse, than that in Dublin. Last year building work started on 14 social houses. Does Mr. McCarthy know straight off - I am sure the Housing Agency brought in the city manager - the size of the land bank available and what the obstacles are to direct build, in encouraging small builders to come forward or engaging in the supply of co-operative housing which is not on the radar? Personally, I would have thought this was the role of the Housing Agency, but I ask both witnesses to comment on the problem in Galway.