Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That strand is the direct build sector. The Minister of State has the authority to direct local authorities to provide for the 90,000 applications. It could be 200,000 people. If he wants to compare and contrast what was built in the last four years with what went before, the Government built nothing in Waterford, for example, nor in Laois nor North Tipperary. I have the list here.

Deputy Barry Cowen: That strand is the direct build sector. The Minister of State has the authority to direct local authorities to provide for the 90,000 individual applicants. It could be 200,000 people. Having said that, if the Minister of State wants to compare and contrast what was built in the last fraye our, he built none in Waterford, for example, or in Offaly, Laois or North Tipperary. I have the list. I can go through them.

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