Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps they might raise the issue at local level. Some councils are better at this than others. They do not have many vacancies and turn over houses over quickly. Other councils are not so good in this regard, which is why I brought in all of the directors of housing a few weeks ago. I acknowledge that they do not like many diktats from the Custom House, but the primary responsibility lies with the local authority to maintain its own housing stock.

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