Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This legislation has been progressed for some time but there have been challenges in regard to it. The Minister has succeeded in getting it through. A range of issues have arisen in respect of it, including state aid. The key point is that the agency will have a very significant impact. I will refer the Deputy's concerns to the Minister. The agency is one of a number of measures that, combined and cumulatively, could result in significant housebuilding. I take the Deputy's point on the importance of the agency. It does need to hit the ground running; that, I accept fully.

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