Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is exactly what the Government is doing. How are we going to get more companies involved in the building of homes if Deputies like Deputy Boyd Barrett always take the view that any private sector company getting involved in the delivery of building a new home is suspicious? The Deputy sees it like that. On the one hand, he is lamenting that we do not have larger companies involved in the delivery of building more homes, but at the same time, he is the very first Deputy to be critical – at times, highly critical – of the private sector in the delivery of those homes. He cannot have it both ways. He cannot ride both horses at the same time.

What we are seeing happen, through our local authorities and approved housing bodies, is the State building more and more homes directly. The Deputy should not come in wringing his hands at me and saying that the private sector should be building more and we should have bigger builders while also being continually suspicious and critical of the private sector in its role delivering more homes.

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