24 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to address the housing shortage as evidenced by the 100,000 families currently on local authority waiting lists, in many cases for several years, and who currently cannot provide themselves with a home due to economic circumstances, cannot access local authority housing due to lack of provision over several years, who find themselves in a position of having to rent at prices they cannot afford if they are employed and having to seek rental support if unemployed thereby creating further problems for themselves and the Exchequer but through no fault of theirs; if he will set out specific targets and priorities to address this issue in early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13097/12]

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24 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to address the housing shortage as evidenced by the 100,000 families currently on local authority waiting lists, in many cases for several years, and who currently cannot provide themselves with a home due to economic circumstances, cannot access local authority housing due to lack of provision over several years, who find themselves in a position of having to rent at prices they cannot afford if they are employed and having to seek rental support if unemployed thereby creating further problems for themselves and the Exchequer but through no fault of theirs; if he will set out specific targets and priorities to address this issue in early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13097/12]

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