Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is the first time I have ever been asked about military accommodation. It is not something the Department deals with as it comes under the remit of the Department of Defence. We have been looking at different barracks in Dublin city, which have large tracts of land, and wondering about what uses they may or may not have if the military were to give them up or whether there could be shared use of that land to provide more housing. In such a scenario it would make perfect sense that some of the housing would be allocated to people working on that site or working with the military. That is due to be managed by the new Land Development Agency, LDA. When the legislation on the Land Development Agency is passed, and I expect it to be a priority of the new Government when it is formed, some €1.2 billion will be available in capital supports to invest in housing for our citizens. There may be a way, if the LDA is able to work with the Department of Defence, that it could meet both needs - the need for better housing and housing on site for people in the Defence Forces as well as public housing, which is its overriding remit. However, it is the first time this has been raised with me and I thank the Deputy for doing so.

See this speech in context