Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister's response. We are operating a national development plan from the point of view of changed times, wants and needs, along with the issues we have consistently had in respect of housing. We are talking about dealing with climate change. There are retrofit schemes which are not necessarily fit for purpose at this point in time. I know just under €1 million was given to Louth County Council to deliver 36 houses, which is not what we need.

Can the Minister deal with the specifics of a plan post pandemic and the national development plan relationship to delivering a stimulus? Once we have secured people's personal safety, we need to then secure businesses and provide a stimulus to ensure we do not follow the austerity path that led to deprivation for many people.

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