Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Home Sweet Home campaign seized the Apollo House building last night. It is a NAMA building. It is like so many other NAMA buildings and properties that were sold off. That is one of the greatest scandals that has happened in this country. Thousands of properties were sold off to vulture funds and to different areas. It is an absolute scandal. That people would go out and seize a building shows their frustration. Many of these people are artists, such as the likes of Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, Dean Scurry and Jim Sheridan. There were also ordinary people as well as housing action groups. The frustration at the problem we have is there. I really believe that we need to step up to the mark on this.

Where does the Minister think the money is going to come from to fund the extra 4% on a yearly basis that he is talking about in designated areas, never mind the extra 4% on each year up to three years, which is 12%? Where does the Minister think that is going to come from? How will, and will, the designated zones be brought in? How confident is the Minister that areas such as Kilkenny city, Limerick city, Carrigaline and Douglas will be included in these designated zones? How confident is the Minister that that will happen? This is what he sold to Fianna Fáil to bring it on board. How confident is the Minister about that?

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