Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)

The country is awash with money. I can supply the Minister of State with the figures. This year in north Cork there will be sufficient funding for approximately 80 or 90 starts in direct and affordable housing. In 1985, the local authority built 150 houses. We have not made the progress we should be making and we are failing to do so now at a time when significant resources are available, allthough there may not be as much available as there was two or three years ago.