Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am coming to the question but I must outline the position first. As outlined by the Minister, we are spending approximately €635 million. A total of €135 million is spent on RAS. How much have we saved on it compared to the rental subsidy scheme in the past year? Is it planned to cut rental subsidy further? Landlords are refusing to co-operate and we are creating a new category of homeless person. Those people need accommodation. Currently, we rely on the rental subsidy and the RAS. Does it not make more sense to build more local authority units, as that would create more money for them? Less funding will be required for local authorities if they get revenue from renting properties.