Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is great, thanks. There is a narrative out there that council targets are too low, that they are underdelivering on them and that they will fail to address the housing crisis, which is destroying people's lives. There is also an accusation regarding the commitment to move away from private contribution and private developer involvement in the delivery of social housing. On the suggestion that we do away with private developers, what impact would that have on increasing the delivery of housing and the supply of social and affordable housing and affordable cost rental? People are desperate for an end to the housing crisis and it is tempting to think if it was taken out of local authorities' hands and those of private developers supplying local authorities, it could be solved. What impact would it have on the witnesses' ability to deliver?