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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Economic and Social Plan.

Donegal housing commitments

Summary

Harte asks whether the plan will address housing and unemployment, especially in Donegal, and whether 500 promised houses will be built. The Taoiseach calls a comprehensive housing programme essential but does not directly answer about the promised homes.

Will the social aspect of the plan take account of the need to build sufficient houses for the homeless in Ireland, and particularly in County Donegal? Will it also take into account the high rate of unemployment, particularly in County Donegal? Will it at last give the Taoiseach an opportunity to build the 500 houses he promised to build during the by-election and which have still not been built?

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What did I do during the by-election?

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I have three questions. Will the plan take into consideration the need to build sufficient houses for the homeless in this State, and I am speaking in particular about the homeless in County Donegal? Will it take into account job creation for the unemployed in the State, and particularly in County Donegal where we have the highest unemployment rate in Europe? Will it give the Taoiseach an opportunity to fulfil one of the promises he made during the by-election in 1980 to build 500 houses in County Donegal? Donegal County Council advertised those houses for building but did not get the money to build them?

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A comprehensive housing programme will be an essential part of the plan, of course.

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That is not an answer to my question.

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Deliberately.

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Will the houses which were promised during the by-election in Donegal be built? Donegal County Council spent money on advertising them. They took a full page in the local papers for a fortnight.

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