Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has said the best estimate is 1.3 million. We are working from the CSO figures, which were updated on 4 April 2013. Its website states there are 1.65 million residences. It even gives the number of people who live in those houses. So we need clarity on this figure.

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