Mr. Gerard Brady:

We support a strong increase in social housing. Rebuilding Ireland is too reliant on rental and leasing, as well as on the approved housing body, AHB, sector which possibly will not be able to deliver, given the CSO reclassification. We should increase funding to direct-build social housing, rather than rent allowance or the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme. It is far too skewed towards HAP rather than direct build. A step change is needed in that regard but it will be difficult to do. We support it.