Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

According to figures supplied to me, in County Tipperary, from the first to the third quarter of 2016, the county council only constructed three new builds. This is an utter shame and a shambles. The Government has failed in this regard. Between the Departments, the Minister of State, including his role in the previous Government, and the local authorities, there has been utter failure. We have more than 3,000 people on the housing list. Will the Minister of State examine the possibility of the provision of turnkey projects through public private partnerships? If the Government is not able to do this, it should not be like the dog in the manger. Let somebody else do it because the people need houses.

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