Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the first instance I thank the Minister of State and her officials for being here. Again it needs to be noted, and her previous response also indicates, that there are three Departments with responsibility for this area or that are part of the solution. Two of them refuse to engage with the committee on this issue. Essentially this means they are refusing to engage with the Oireachtas on this issue. It is this committee that has taken the lead on this matter. That is utterly scandalous on the part of the Ministers concerned and on the part of their senior advisers. The final answer of the Minister of State to a question that was put was that she is not responsible for the planning aspect of the solution to this issue. Will she outline what deliberations, conversations and engagements she had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on this matter?