Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It was strange to remark that supply was not the issue. Of course it is. If there is enough supply, people have options in the market and rents will not be as high. In the long term, the most important issue is private and public supply. We just discussed the social housing programme in detail. The €4 billion package will take fours year to implement but it will help with supply. Construction is the only sector in the country that has not repaired itself. Once it has undergone that process, there will also be supply on the private side but it will take more time. The Government is considering a number of measures to address the lag in supply that will exist in the coming years. However, there are some-----

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