Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is slightly awkward because the Chair was due to be back by now and my own speaking slot has come back around. I might ask questions from here if it is agreeable, then the leas-chathaoirleach will take over unless the Chair is back in time. I share many of the concerns that Deputy Cannon and Senator Cassells raised earlier. I get the point about urban areas but I want to drill down into some of the figures. In his opening statement, Mr. Sheridan said that large numbers of properties that were in the long-term residential sector have been transferred for use in the more lucrative short-term sector. Can he quantify what he means by large numbers?