Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Let me help Mr. McCarthy. There are 14 acres of land at Ceannt Station which is in a central location, eight of which are included in a plan on behalf of Bus Éireann with a private developer. There are major land banks in the docks area, while there is other land that was bought at astronomical prices. Of all cities, there should not be a housing crisis in Galway, but there is. I know that the Housing Agency has knowledge of the land banks available. In my time as a local authority member there was the land aggregation scheme. It was a time when we bought land at a ferocious price, some of which was then given to a body in Dublin to avoid paying interest. All of that land is available. Is it the case that the Housing Agency is hoarding land?