Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

As we face into Christmas, the housing and homelessness crisis continues to spiral out of control. My question requests that the Minister of State consider three measures to deliver immediate and permanent social housing on a greater scale and more quickly, including, rather than the construction of modular homes, the purchase online via Myhome.ieof 739 houses currently for sale for less than €200,000 which would ensure the availability of permanent homes for people before Christmas. The cost of construction per modular unit is €190,000. The houses to which I have referred are available at a cost of €200,000 each. The Government needs to purchase these houses and thereby provide people with permanent homes.

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