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

I was not slagging Deputy O'Brien for not being there. I asked whether he wanted to give them back. We all agree we want this on a greater scale but every house is important. Thankfully, when we open them in groups of eight, 12, 15, 20 and so on, eventually they add up. Last year, over 7,000 houses came into the system. The figure was a combination of build, voids, empties, acquisitions, turnkey and Part V housing.

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