Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2025-06-25
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Michael Fitzmaurice (II), Roscommon-Galway

I thank Mark Nolan and John Campbell for helping us out. I thank each of the speakers, whether they spoke for or against the motion. I thank them for spending the time. I will address a few of the issues raised by the Minister. Three years ago I came into the Dáil and today RTÉ is reporting that we are now in trouble. To build a house, a site has to be dug out. Stone and concrete are needed. It is damning that three years after I raised it in the Dáil, we now face this. It was raised with the then Minister of State, Damien English, a few years ago that quarries are being closed left, right and centre as a result of legislation. We are heading for a cartel of two or three quarries. Anyone who knows the building game knows that is happening. That is the first stage of building a house.
The Minister said there is not one magic bullet and he is correct. I have given him 23 magic bullets that will help solve this situation.

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Sitting date: 2025-06-25