Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for Finance for his comprehensive reply to the question tabled by Deputy Michael McGrath. I have been asked by the Deputy to ask the Minister whether he plans to revise the proportion that will be delivered as social housing. As the Minister knows from the debate last night and all the debates taking place, many more people will find themselves in trouble with mortgages. Therefore, there will be a greater need for social housing throughout the country. It would be appropriate, as a consequence, to revise upwards the proportion delivered as social housing. Is it the intention of the Minister to do so considering the current crisis and the crisis we will face in the future? All the indications are that more evictions will, unfortunately, take place in the coming year. That is something we all need to avoid.

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