John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to implement the recommendations of the recent NESC report on housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is giving detailed consideration to the findings of report No. 112 of the National Economic and Social Council, Housing in Ireland: Performance and Policy, and other recent reports with a bearing on housing issues. The NESC report provides an important analysis of the Irish housing system and an agenda for the future development of policy. Importantly, the report recognises that the general thrust of existing policy is well directed. My Department is addressing the issues raised in the report and the merits of new measures that may be desirable both in the short and more medium terms. These matters will be considered by Government shortly.