Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy has rightly mentioned there are two reports on this. There is the majority report and the minority report, both of which have to be considered together. I welcome that. It shows that the commission has done good work and there are different views on it. It is complex. We have seen with regard to Bunreacht na hÉireann that one must be extremely careful and respectful of any proposed changes to it. The deliberations on this will not be rushed and indeed have not been.

The next step is that I will be bringing a memorandum to Government to seek advice and input from Government colleagues. It is not a question of kicking it down the road. I genuinely mean that because I have a particular interest in this. I will receive feedback from Cabinet. I would expect the joint committee to have a role in this too.

For the information of the House, and I know Deputy Bacik was here earlier, we have not received the main, overall commission report. That has been spoken about. I think people get mixed up with that report, which I am still awaiting. I imagine that will be informative about what housing will look like in the future in Ireland. Those are the next steps. I will keep Deputy Ó Broin informed of progress.

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