Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the progress on this and the Minister's commitment to it. As he knows, it follows on from 21 years of an unjust and unjustified system. It follows on from the McMahon report in 2015, which made 173 recommendations; the Oireachtas report of former Deputy Ó Caoláin, an excellent report; the report from Dr. Catherine Day; and the White Paper from the Minister. I am mentioning only some of the reports. The Minister has a job on his hands because we have a major housing crisis. I appreciate that. I mentioned all the reports to give the background and the 21-year history. This is difficult to solve. When I read the White Paper and Catherine Day's report, I understood the complexity of the matter, but we have no choice. The Minister has set up an implementation body. Could he guide me on that? Is it an observer body or will it have power? How will the feedback come?

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