Seanad debates

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

10:30 am

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The reality, as Senator Boyhan fairly stated, is that activity is taking place. We want to see people housed. As a politician working on the ground and working with the Minister of State, Deputy English, I want to see people housed in decent, quality accommodation. That is challenge we face. Senator Coffey was right in his comment to the effect that there was a dysfunctionality in our housing market. I attended a briefing in Cork City Council in November 2017 for the Oireachtas representatives and there is activity taking place in Cork. Houses are being built and acquired and they are not being acquired in run down, run-of-the-mill places. They are being acquired in decent good places-----

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