Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Houses will not get built through passing back and forth between the Customs House and local authorities drawings depicting what kind of a hood goes over a front door. We are not going to get houses built that way. Local authorities need to be trusted. There are competent people in local authorities, including engineers and councillors to oversee projects. There are competent management systems in general. In terms of the reform of local government, which is a whole other area that I will not go into today, we need to give them breathing space.