Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

It is not a coincidence that many of the questions this morning have focused on housing related legislation and I, too, want to ask the Tánaiste about specific legislation. With the slowdown in the construction sector, we are seeing many major job losses and yet there is a considerable need for social and affordable housing. One of the promised pieces of relevant legislation which we have heard very little about is the designated land (housing development) Bill, which is to provide a "use it or lose it" scheme, a carrot or stick, call it as you will, for local authorities to expedite the use of development land within their respective catchment areas. When it is intended to bring forward the details of the designated land (housing development) Bill? If not before the summer recess, when will it be brought before this House?

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