Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I accept that there is some contradiction in the logic on the Senator's side and ours. Previously, the logic of his point was to put money in builders' pockets, but now he wants to put money in landlords' pockets. That is a contradiction. The difference on our side was that I was in favour of helping people to buy houses. That is our priority. We are not in favour of creating a culture of renting and making landlords wealthier. There is a difference in each of our approaches, but we are favouring people who want to buy their own houses. I am not in a position to accept the recommendation.