Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With regard to subhead A3, there is a proposed increased to €356 million. How many units will that deliver by the end of this year? There is a table in the second briefing note relating to local authority capital expenditure. How many units has the €177 million indicated in the table delivered to date? How many units has the €107 million billed delivered to date?

A total of €5 million has been earmarked to deal with repossessions. Will the Minister explain what they are and, again, how many units have been delivered to date? No one is objecting to an additional €92 million in the Vote, but will the Minister tell us what is being delivered with it?

I have raised another concern several times. The Department needs to be able to tell us how many of the units delivered are for tenants. Whenever we ask that question, we are told that the Department does not record the figure and that it is a matter for the local authorities. I would have thought it was a matter in which the Department would be interested. While I realise the Minister cannot tell me how many of the units have tenants, I recommend it as something he should consider in the future.

From where does the €92 million come? Is it from somewhere else within the departmental Vote? Was there an underspend in another Department or did the money come from some other source?

Under subhead A6, a total of €85 million allocated is to be spent. I imagine the Minister cannot give us the detail now, although if he could, it would be great. If he cannot do so, perhaps he might provide it in writing at a later stage. Will he tell us exactly the locations and number of the 150 units that will be delivered through the regeneration project? The report only indicates the cities in which they will be delivered. What extra number are we to get for the supplementary allocation of €8 million?