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Seanad: Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022): Niall Blaney: ...barriers. I listened to the some of those in opposition talking about local authorities. Our local authorities were taken out of the equation for nearly ten years. That is a big part of the reason we are where we are today. I take issue with what Senator Moynihan said regarding local authorities. If local authorities do not deliver housing, we cannot get to where we need to go. That...

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