Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have cut Mr. Doyle off a number of times when he raised the issue of delivery. I have to acknowledge that three years ago, when I first sat before the committee, there were multiple housing sites in my area that had huge potential. Almost every site in my constituency is now under development. There are almost 2,200 units in design and will hopefully now move into construction. There is a sea change in terms of delivery. That is why I did not want to explore that topic. I accept that there is progress. I would say it is a political priority issue but that is probably because some of my coalition colleagues who made the mistakes are not here in this committee room. The main issue now is that we are delivering. I want to make sure that the failure of the State that took place at every level over ten years is not repeated. I thank Mr. Doyle for his answers. His answer about the housing needs demand assessment is a key change.