Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I will specifically put a question to him on the SDZ he mentioned, the Irish Glass Bottle site. I welcome the potential that exists there for development in the short and medium term. He mentioned the pivotal role that NAMA will have in delivering 20,000 units and he spoke about the mix that should exist throughout the country, let alone on one site. Will the Minister make a commitment, as a sign of the Government's intent, to increase the measly Part V provision of 10% to 30%, with a 50:50 split between social and affordable housing? Affordable housing is something that people lose sight of, especially for people with supposedly well-paid jobs and who are well qualified. They hope to aspire at least to own their homes but cannot do it because of the market.

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