Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply on housing. If he has not visited the small campus of six houses, perhaps next time he flies out of Baldonnel, he might ask to see it and eyeball it himself. It is an excellent model that could be expanded upon.

I agree that a policy decision on housing in the Defence Forces was taken a couple of decades ago, but that was prior to the housing crisis. It is appropriate that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage takes the lead, from a national point of view, in tackling the crisis. However, the defence apparatus could also make a contribution, an example of which would be to provide and manage properly housing for military families in Baldonnel and the Curragh while they are in the military. It would double as a good retention tool and assist in dealing with the national housing crisis.

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