Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

—— huge numbers of people return to the country, having emigrated in previous decades, at an age group where they are setting up home, it puts pressure on the situation.

The Opposition could only look on while this Government led the economic transformation which brought a degree of prosperity unimaginable a generation ago. I agree there is pressure on prices, however, price is not everything. It is about affordability and what people are paying back. The Government's approach to meeting housing needs has clearly been seen to be working.

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