Seanad debates
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Action Plan for Housing: Statements
10:30 am
Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Since the downturn, self-employed people have received no support and many have left the country for Canada, England and the four corners of the world. One of the greatest challenges facing the Minister is attracting people back to Ireland who have the necessary skills to manage manpower and get the job done.
I do not want to make this a political issue or to rehearse it, but the figure of new house builds mentioned in 2015 was 13,000. I credited Paudie with 75 houses, but 72-----
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