Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need foreign investment in our housing markets but we need it to stimulate the supply of housing by funding the building of apartment blocks. We do not need what happened in Maynooth. That is the exact opposite of what young couples of my age who want to own their own homes need. That is why we need the Minister to limit the powers of these investment funds. They should not be allowed to buy up two-bedroom and three-bedroom houses that are already built. That is not putting people first. Will the Minister of State provide an update on the Town Centre First initiative?

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