Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

House building is one of the Government's main objectives. However, many young couples and individuals are being denied the ability to build their own houses because of the planning guidelines that the Department insists local authorities use.

These young people have the money to build their own houses, they have the sites and they have the need. However, the guidelines are preventing many from obtaining planning permission. The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government put in place another stumbling block in 2012 whereby people who wish to build houses for themselves cannot access national secondary routes. I want the Minister to address those issues, which are depriving many people of the opportunity to build.

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