Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Given the vast raft of promised legislation the Government inherited from its predecessor and the important legislation proposed arising from the programme for Government, and of necessity, is it intended to introduce an accelerated programme to implement the legislation - now unpromised - with particular reference to the housing Bill which is to provide for the rationalisation of housing agencies and to strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing, given the terrible situation with 100,000 families on housing waiting lists at present?

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