James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Not at all. Houses are very expensive in Dublin and this gives young people an opportunity to get on the ladder. It is not always that a house is the first purchase, as it can often be an apartment that starts a young family on the ladder. People need to live close to where they work and much of the work is in Dublin. There is much work down the country as well, and that should be addressed through our regional plan for jobs.

There is clearly much more to be done but we have also put in money to address housing shortages and homelessness. Having put in €1.2 billion, the Government has done as good a job as could be done with the limited increased funds available. Never let the perfect get in the way of the good.