Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

For far too many people, the prospect of home ownership is moving further and further away. On 16 November 2019, the then Taoiseach turned the first sod in the Boherboy Road development, which was Cork City Council's first affordable housing scheme. Today, those houses are built and lying idle and families have contacted me looking to buy them. It has been 224 days since the Affordable Housing Bill 2021 was passed and the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, have said they are serious about building houses. Why are houses lying idle in the middle of a housing crisis? Will the Taoiseach tell me when the Minister will sign these regulations in order that people can buy these houses?

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