Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----for the provision of social housing. The Deputies should know, as former councillors, that one cannot build houses overnight. They must go through Part VIII in councils, tendering and then the construction must start. Yesterday we announced green lights for projects all over this country that will deliver housing units and over 3,000 jobs in the construction sector. This Government is treating social housing as a top priority. Unfortunately, we are picking up the pieces of the mess that was left. We are now addressing it and giving it its full priority. The Deputies will-----

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