Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I also read the book. It is an important read that maps out the difficulty of that time in terms of navigating policy. The profile of spend has gone from €3.99 billion between current and capital to €8.6 billion and we still have the pressure that exists. That is why in the broader conversation on housing policy or any policy it is not all about additionality and we need to put reform centre stage as we implement additionality in how we manage our economy. That is why the work we are doing in the accelerating infrastructure piece is as much about enabling and forcing change and reform. How certain policies, systems or process stop or prevent the outputs from occurring is as important a consideration as the simplistic debate that sometimes dominates politics on how much more a Department or agency gets. That is also an important context.