Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I was disappointed when two Members claimed local authorities are depending on Part V and not pushing traditional local authority housing programmes. On several occasions I have made it clear to local authorities not to rely on Part V. Up to €980 million was allocated to the standard local authority housing programmes. The number of social housing units built last year was the highest in 20 years.

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