Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 October 2025
Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised)
2:00 am
Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
I thank the Minister of State. He mentioned his constituency of Waterford. Those buildings are all one- and two-bedroom. We are building a lot of three-bedroom places. Even in rural areas, we have single people going into three-bedroom houses. If we built more one- and two-bedroom apartments, it would free up more of our stock. That is the figure I was given for timber framing. It would be built in half the time and up to standard. It would just need a minimal tweak of the regulations.
I think all members have spoken. Deputy Sheehan was online but he has gone. I was going to call him. That is everything. I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for coming here to present the Further Revised Estimate.
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