Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not understand how the Deputy, in reference to the help to buy scheme, which helped 33,000 young purchasers, can just dismiss it and oppose it. It helped young people to buy a house. Maybe the Deputy is against home ownership. I do not know if that is her position.

I would make the point in respect of leasing that there will be 1,000 units following adjustments to the capital acquisitions leasing fund, CALF, and 1,500 units by way of the tenantin situ policy. We are basically saying to the local authorities that if someone is in danger of homelessness now, they should buy the house. That will go out as a directive and a circular to the local authorities. That is the immediate response.

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