Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I cannot tell the Deputy precisely when the Bill will come but I can tell him that the Government continues not just to make this a priority in terms of housing, but to put money on the table to make it become a reality. Deputy Ó Fearghaíl is well aware of the pressure in his area in terms of the demand for housing and it cannot be addressed until people start to build houses, and there are conditions and regulations that apply in that regard. The Government has put money in place for social and affordable housing and is encouraging the industry to build proper housing for people given the serious demand for it. I will come back to Deputy Ó Fearghaíl with dates in respect of the proposed legislation.

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