Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We all accept that the primary objective of housing is to provide homes appropriate to need at an affordable price or rent. The policy of relying on private landlords to provide accommodation to vulnerable groups at a high cost to the Exchequer has been unwise and the Government should change direction. The Government is sourcing more than three quarters of social housing through the private sector. Does the Minister not think more housing should be built through local authorities directly by the Government?

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