Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I recognise that there is a problem with the way that system operates and that we can improve it. How it has operated for certain families is not acceptable. Although I have not seen the report, my understanding is recommendations are on the way in this area.

Regarding the rapid build issue, there is no problem with the number of firms or the capacity of the industry to build homes.

I attended an event recently - I cannot remember what it was - at which someone told me they were aware of a firm that was interested in coming into Ireland and building prefabricated construction homes. There are even more companies looking at Ireland with interest to get involved in this space, either to work with a local authority or on the private side with a developer.

Something we are looking at is the procurement framework we put in place last year because it may not be wide enough to accommodate some of the changes in technology to which I alluded earlier. We are looking at that again to see what can be done to make sure we are not losing any opportunities in terms of some of the companies operating in this space and exporting to other countries rather than doing it here. That is what we will try to achieve with that review.

The Deputy spoke about the HAP housing list. In regard to HAP, I recognise that we need to do more with the transfer list. Already, 900 to 1,000 people have moved out of HAP through the transfer list but, to be honest, I believe we can do more with that. That is a recommendation that is coming to me but I have not seen a draft of this report; it is just from conversations I have had in the Department. I understand a recommendation will be coming on that as well and I hope it does because it is something we need to do. I am aware Deputy Boyd Barrett has raised it on a number of occasions as well.