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

Briefly, does Mr. McCarthy have a concern about the cumulative effect of the various schemes such as the concrete block levy, the increase in interest rates internationally and the change in borrowing rules from 3.5 times a person's gross income to four times? I put this question to the Secretary General. Does Mr. McCarthy foresee those factors pushing up house prices in a market where houses are scarce and where we are not producing the numbers of homes required? Does he agree that when we mix all those ingredients together, it runs a serious risk of driving house prices by a further 10%, 15% or 20% in the near future?