Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I indicated to the Deputy's colleague in the Seanad, we have put in place a plan to reactivate the construction of social housing. It had been closed down well before the recession. We do not have Sinn Féin's magic pen to make that happen tomorrow. All we can do is put in place plans to deliver that over the years ahead. We have made strong commitments in that respect. The money is there to do it now. We have been very clear in saying that Louth's local authority should bring forward its proposals. There are plans in place for a pipeline of nearly 600 houses. It is not enough to solve the housing crisis and we want to do more. It is not true to say there are 4,000 people on the social housing waiting list in Louth as the figure is 2,600. The Deputy should use the facts.

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