Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The point of the various questions I posed to the Taoiseach was whether the cross-departmental team is giving sufficient attention and time to housing provision. I refer particularly to social housing, not the statistics on private house provision. I again ask the question. Does the Taoiseach believe there is a requirement to revisit the remit of the committee to lay greater emphasis on the housing responsibility of the cross-departmental team? In this Chamber the concentration is invariably on other matters and I have seen references to this cross-departmental team from Government, the Taoiseach, his Department and Opposition voices that do not mention its responsibility to address housing. Does the Taoiseach believe sufficient time is being given to address the matters I have raised, and others on which we have not had the opportunity to reflect today, and will he lay greater emphasis on it and indicate to the House that such is his intent?

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