Conor Sheehan (Limerick City, Labour)

I would like to agree with and be associated with Deputy Mac Lochlainn's remarks.

The Minister for housing needs to come in to the Dáil this week to answer questions relating to both the current and future funding of Uisce Éireann, the role of the so-called "housing tsar" and the strategic housing activation office.

The principle of a strategic body to unblock the issues around housing development is an idea that definitely has merit and deserves consideration provided it is underpinned by legislation, as was set out by the Housing Commission.

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