Molloy, Robert

Thursday, 23 July 1970

Seanad Eireann Debate
Vol. 68 No. 13

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Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí úd a d'fháiltigh romham ar mo chéad chuairt ar an d'Teach seo. Gabhaim buíochas chomh maith leis na Seanadóirí a chuir fáilte roimh an mBille. I should just like t...More Button

I did not interrupt the Senator when he was speaking and I do not think I should be interrupted.More Button

That is right. As I said in my introductory speech, there will be no restriction on the size of rooms. The grant will be given on the overall size of houses. This would give greater freedom to desi...More Button

We can deal with it then. To get back to the point concerning the size of local authority houses and the lack of complaints in this regard, it is not true for anybody to say that we are encouraging t...More Button

An 800 square foot house is costing roughly £3,200 on average at the present time and a 1,000 square foot house, which would be an average private sized house, is costing £4,200. It cannot be denied...More Button

I shall try to facilitate the House by being as brief as possible. Those who know me are aware that I am not long-winded.More Button

Some Senators thought grants would inflate prices, whereas other Senators thought grants had not kept pace with inflation. Builders will tell you that if the £275 or £325 are not coming from State gr...More Button

Grants can now total £650. In the case of farmers, grants can total £900 and in the Gaeltacht areas they can total £1,100. To take the figure of £650 which is the maximum grant in most cases, it is ...More Button

No, that is not correct. I have not the figures with me but every local authority has had authority to purchase land.More Button

Thousands of acres have been purchased because of the Government's policy being carried out by the Department of Local Government to provide special sums to enable them to purchase that land. The bui...More Button

Let me put this to the House. Which is more beneficial for us—to have 15,000 houses with 6 bedrooms each or 30,000 houses with 2 bedrooms each? I think we would opt for the former. There is much les...More Button

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