Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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In regard to shocks, the country suffered a huge shock when we relied entirely on the construction of houses, selling them to each other, and the stamp duty and everything else surrounding that. How are we insulated now from another property bubble or a collapse of a different kind? What have we done differently or how are we insulated to make sure that if one sector collapses, in the way the house building sector collapsed, that we can prevent that sort of thing happening again?