Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his comments on that. I have a question on other jurisdictions. Ms Hennigan mentioned Finland. Did it start from the same position as Ireland in having a private property right enshrined in its constitution? Are we starting from the same place as Finland or the other international examples she gave?

I do not have the wording in front of me but I refer to available resources. We need more clarity on what Ms Hennigan means by "available resources".

Following on from Deputy O'Donoghue's point, in terms of our land activation or housing provision policy and our objectives in regard to cost rental or land being subject to CPO, what policies have been stymied by the lack of balance in the Constitution, which is tipped more towards private property rights than the right to housing? What type of policies does she believe would be more successful if there was such a balance in the Constitution?