What about the rent regulation law being flouted?

It is clearly not using them

A total of 180 when the entire country is being breached.

Renters are not breaking rent regulation law.

The Government keeps voting down our proposals.

I welcome the Minister of State's recent visit to Howth and Aideen's Grave in particular. He had the privilege of seeing at first hand the beauty of the area and its biodiversity and heritage importance. Aideen's Grave is a culturally significant neolithic dolmen located in Howth. It dates to around 2,500 BC. It comprises two portal stones of approximately 2.5 m in height, a collapsed door stone and a colossal roof stone measuring 5 m by 4 m and 2 m in depth. The roof stone still rests on the upper edge of the port…

I thank the Minister of State for his response. He was able to be brought on the visit by a local tour guide. However, if one happened to be a member of the local community who wanted to do similar with that tour guide, one would not be able to. A schoolchild from one of the local schools who was previously brought there on an organised visit by that group cannot do so any more. The Minister of State mentioned that, since the monument was in private ownership, he had no role in the issue of public access to it, but…

When will it be commenced?

I want to ask the Taoiseach about the stamp duty on the bulk purchase of homes. There have been multiple instances of funds buying up housing estates. Earlier this year, 85% of homes in Belcamp Manor were bought up by an investment fund. At the time, the Government committed to reviewing the ineffective stamp duty on bulk purchases, which is at just 10%. That review has now been concluded and, incredibly, the Government has decided not to do anything and not to act. Can the Taoiseach tell me why the Government has …

I raise with the Taoiseach the need to regulate management companies effectively. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to conduct a review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act, and almost four years later this has not been acted on. There have been serious questions about the financial management of a minority of management companies over recent years, with allegations in some instances of large payments to directors and contracts awarded to families and friends. There is very serious concern that, w…

Forty-three years. I join others in welcoming the families to the Gallery and saying the unlawful killing verdict is very welcome, the formal State apology that has been given is very welcome and the inquests' conclusion as to how the fire started and why it spread so rapidly is welcome. It has put to bed once and for all the original tribunal’s conclusion that the fire was probably started deliberately. That was a highly damaging finding which pointed the finger of blame at the very community who had suffered the …

First, I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, the best on his appointment. No doubt it is a proud moment for his family and community. The new Taoiseach, Deputy Harris, has conceded that the Government's housing targets are completely insufficient and that at least 50,000 new homes are needed each year. The only possible way we will get 50,000 homes every year is to make housing more affordable. One of the ways we can do that is with a measure such as introducing affordable housing zoning to reduce the price …

It is disappointing that the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, generally does not answer the smaller parties during these Oral Questions on housing. He only answers Sinn Féin and he has responsibility for these issues. It is not the responsibility of the Minister of State with responsibility for biodiversity, with respect.

It is regularly the junior Ministers who answer. The Government has missed all its targets on affordable housing. In the last election campaign, Deputy Darragh O'Brien promised 10,000 affordable homes a year. Last year, only 499 affordable purchase homes were delivered. When Social Democrats councillors on Dublin City Council proposed affordable housing zoning, it was rejected on the basis that there is no national legislation to back it up. When I introduced an amendment to the Planning and Development Bill so tha…

He always answers Sinn Féin and rarely us.

In the previous election, the Minister of State's party, the Green Party, talked about the Vienna model of housing.

It even got a reference to the Vienna model of housing into the programme for Government.

Vienna is ranked as the most liveable city in the world. A person can rent a new-build two-bed affordable apartment in Vienna for €627 per month. In Dublin, the equivalent is €1,400 per month. How do they achieve this in Vienna? One of the ways and one of the tools they use is affordable housing zoning, which ensures that a continuous supply of land is available at affordable prices for affordable homes. In the middle of a housing crisis and an affordability crisis, how can the Minister of State possibly stand with…

We did so because the Government did not have these measures in it.

I agree with the point made that there is an untold story in Ireland that is not getting the attention it deserves, which is the quiet work being done throughout the country by people in communities who are supporting people seeking international protection. That can be seen in communities throughout Ireland. It does not get the attention others get but it is happening throughout our country. It is something many of us are very supportive and proud of. It could be seen last weekend. I want to talk about what happen…