Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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-----and concrete - you name it - they did it very effectively. They were able to provide services for a growing population in a way no one else had ever done. Whatever housing is provided in the future should have a long lifespan. The recent nonsense about temporary or short-term housing which was an immediate response to a crisis did not work.

Providing long-term sustainable housing is a preferable option. Buildings have been standing for 500 and 1,000 years if properly put together yet in Priory Hall, homes were falling apart after six months. I apologise for that outburst.