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

-----and I believe it has a couple more projects in the pipeline as well. The project on which I officiated involved ten houses, and I believe three or four other projects are due to start this year as well. The council there has been very proactive. I accept that there is a waiting list, but a plan is in place to address that and Carlow County Council is doing quite well in that regard. We will encourage all local authorities to do much more where they can. We must find them the resources to do that. We will need extra money but we must also change the way we do business. First, we must increase the supply of social and affordable housing, and we must also increase the supply of private housing because there is a shortage of houses across the board. Other areas on which we must focus include the provision of housing for people with disabilities, older people and those who wish to rent. We must increase the choice that is available across the board.

Part V has been mentioned a couple of times. It is important to analyse what is involved because there is a danger that we will erode the intention behind the measure if we allow people to sell on Part V houses.