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

Nothing is ruled out in respect of brownfield sites, as far as I am concerned, in particular in the cities. That said, we will also look at other initiatives to incentivise private sector investment, particularly in apartment building and, again, in cities and large towns. That is where there is a challenge.

The €450 million is additional. It will build houses and units that are not built now. Nothing could be clearer than that.

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