Neale Richmond (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There you go - possibly. The suggestion about a housing emergency committee is a valid one. We are all keenly aware of the issue within housing. The Government is on record as saying this is the number one issue but I will bring that suggestion to the Minister's attention.

In response to Deputy Paul Daly's remarks about one-off housing, he might be shocked to hear that it is also a massive issue in my part of the world involving the Dublin Mountains up towards Glencullen, Ticknock and Tibradden. In my seven years on the county council, I sat at many a kitchen as someone went through the process to try to get a home for their son, daughter or other family member on land that could easily accommodate it. Each county council has a different approach to this. I know we sat on the regional assembly together in a former life. Each regional authority has a different approach to this. It varies from county to county but it is something that could solve many of our issues. However, it must be done properly. Building one-off houses without proper planning or consideration for the overall county's needs is not responsible but there is a need there and I will bring the Senator's suggestions to the attention of the Minister.