Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Does the Taoiseach not agree that we need to see the restoration of Part V of the Planning and Development Act, which was introduced by his Government and supported by me? This measure was innovative and courageous, yet the Government buckled under the pressure in 2002 and amended it to suit the interests of a particular sector.

In the course of his reply, the Taoiseach neglected to address the ceiling figures I identified as a result of the survey we have carried out that clearly shows that the shared ownership scheme is a non-runner. It is a dead duck across the four local authority areas in the city of Dublin. Will the Taoiseach ensure that the threshold for qualification for the shared ownership scheme is increased adequately in line with the situation that is real outside this House for so many people in this city?

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