Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We will support any measures that will see the delivery of housing. However, the difficulty for many people is that they are not seeing that outcome. They are hearing the Government listing off plans in progress, preparation being made or issues that will deliver on momentum, but they are not actually seeing the delivery of affordable homes for themselves or their children, friends and families.

This is now eating into many different areas of life. As we know, it is affecting the ability of schools to attract teachers and the ability of hospitals to attract nurses and doctors. It is affecting every small business across the country in their ability to attract staff. We are seeing a failure of Government to deliver on outcomes. That is the key issue in housing. When we put forward constructive measures like the Kenny report Bill a year ago and renters' rights Bill in October 2021, they are the sort of measures we are putting forward as constructive ways to achieve the delivery of affordable homes. We ask the Government to take them on board and go with them in order to deliver on those outcomes.

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