Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is an old slogan but still an important one.

The public purse is the way to properly provide for social housing. I know that many Members opposite, some of whom are present, are opposed to taxation of any kind. They say to people there is no need for any taxation, yet they still can have all of the services they want. One cannot have quality public housing without having a sound economy and a structure of finances that allows one to invest.

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