Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to an issue I referred to earlier during the passage of the legislation, which is the absence of an affordable housing scheme. In the Rebuilding Ireland programme it was envisaged that local authorities would look at ways in which they could facilitate and accommodate such schemes and maybe have them on a local authority or regional basis. The time has come for the Government to bring forward both an affordable rental and affordable purchase scheme, which the market is crying out for. I would like to hear the Minister's views and opinions on the matter before we deliberate any further.

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