John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. Acknowledging that there is somewhere in the region of 200,000 vacant properties nationally and upwards of 40,000 in the greater Dublin area, I believe the Minister is right. This scheme has potential at the front end. I look forward to the publication in the next week or two of the details of the additional budget and the targets. I urge the Minister to be as ambitious as possible. Not hitting the target is not the end of the world but there is no place for under-ambition in the context of the crisis we are facing. I appreciate the Minister's comments and look forward to seeing the plan published in the next few weeks.

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