Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Does he know how many permissions were granted for houses last year? What percentage of the planning permissions were for houses? It was a derisory 2%. Only 2% of all housing planning permissions in Dublin last year were for actual houses. A total of 6,290 permissions were granted but only 136 of those were for houses. There were 136 permissions for houses in the entire Dublin city area. Is it any wonder that house prices have skyrocketed? There are virtually no new houses being built in Dublin city-----

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