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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Government made plenty of those.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Yes, the Government does.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Of course they do.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It is one small part of the Bill.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State gave it no chance to work. He cut it off.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: What is going wrong?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It is a matter of solving the problem.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: They have not come forward.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: They are not delivering. Ours is the lowest percentage in Europe.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I contradict that.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: That is because of the disgracefully low output for the past 20 years.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: At least 43,000.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It is a 22 page document.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Nearly 35,000 children are on the housing waiting list. Does the Minister want to discuss that?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: What about Meath County Council?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: That is a real Fianna Fáil trait.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which blood testing in the public hospital system is contracted out of private laboratories; her Department's policy in this regard; if surveys of cost differentials between contracting out and carrying out work directly in public hospitals have been or will be undertaken; the safeguards which apply to ensure that the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Where?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I thank all who took part in this debate. In particular, I thank Members from this side of the House because despite various political differences, there is unanimity in respect of this Bill on Part V tabled by Sinn Féin. My party recognises that Part V is not the solution to the housing crisis in this State but is merely a small part of the solution. However, were this amendment to be...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Arthur Morgan: If amended, Part V could deliver meaningful targets for the building of social housing. It is not the complete answer, but it is a start. The version of Part V in the 2000 Act was never given a chance to have its potential fully realised. The Minister of State said that it was slow to get going but his Government never gave it a chance to do so. More than 44,000 families are on the...