Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for allowing me to give consideration to this issue. I saw the report from the Department of Finance. I have also had a series of meetings with the banks this week at which I discussed the issue of development financing and how, when anyone reads the Housing Commission report, which is often misrepresented by people in this House for their own political ideology, it is actually very stark in terms of the level of funding that will be required. People speak about housing targets but the actual level of funding to meet them will be a huge collective challenge we will need to encounter. Let me specifically come back to the Deputy regarding what actions we can take. I will also ask the Ministers, Deputies Darragh O'Brien and Chambers, to look at the Deputy's specific suggestion and advise me on it.

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