Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I made the choice. I have no difficulty with anyone wishing to argue the point with me. However, I will not accept Members of this House or the Lower House philosophising about the greater good and not being interested in delivering. That is not what politics is about, it is about the real people. Members contributions concentrated on developers and ignored the fact that the real consequences of inaction will be felt by the people we are trying to serve, namely, those who need social and affordable housing and shared ownership schemes. These are the people we are trying to represent and we are trying to drive matters forward in a way that maximum delivery will be achieved.