Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)

I am not sure what point Deputy Boyd Barrett is pursuing. As well as NAMA owning much residential zoned land, it also owns much unoccupied property. Across the country, the agency has unoccupied apartments and houses as part of its debt portfolio. It has expressed its willingness to engage with local authorities for them to acquire some of these properties for social housing purposes. The housing stock is available. It is a question of making an arrangement and doing the deal.

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