Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)

-----regarding the disposal of what was becoming a bottleneck in the affordable homes sector, with some 3,000 properties held in stock at the end of the year. The Minister did not speak about discounting prices in April because I raised the issue with him and was told he had indicated to local authorities that they should do anything but drop the price. The current difficulty arises from the fact that local authorities are locked into a contract with developers made at the height of the property bubble.

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