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

I want to clarify that Deputy Smith is not the only voice in Inchicore looking for housing projects, and not everyone would agree with the Deputy in this regard. We strongly believe that the best use of publicly owned land is a combination of public housing through social, affordable and private accommodation use. Most people here would agree that the concept is right but the big question mark is around how we fund it. Deputy Smith wants only social housing. I do not believe that is best planning. I agree with the Deputy that areas with not enough social housing should be corrected also, but it is about getting the balance right. The days are gone, however, when social housing was put into just one area and private housing was put in another area. This is not what the Department is trying to achieve.

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