Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I totally agree with Senator Murnane O'Connor that housing should be a priority area. We have said that very clearly in the debate in this House and in the Dáil. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, has said that the number one priority for the Government is to tackle the housing situation. In the next couple of weeks we will roll out the action plan for housing, which will probably have a new title at that stage. The aim is to set out all the areas in which we believe we can make progress by removing barriers and fast-tracking development if need be, in order both to deliver more social houses and to increase the supply of private housing, because there is a problem in respect of both.

I was in Carlow last week turning the sod on a development. Carlow County Council has been proactive-----