Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can confirm that the workplace Bill is very well advanced and we expect it to be published this session. As regards the housing Bill, quite a lot of work has been done on that legislation in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. It is expected to come before Government but I do not think it will make it this year.

I am well aware of the housing pressures in the greater Dublin area and there are quite a number of sites for which permission has been granted for development. It is a question of being able to provide funding for good contractors and developers, as well as some investment in the infrastructure in respect of a number of those sites. That matter is under active consideration.

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