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

What do we do for the people who need our support when we do not have the homes built for them yet and we cannot get them built in four months time? Do we tell them to get lost or do we offer them HAP, whereby, with the help of the place finder service, they will find a home where they will be safe while we build homes at the same time? We cannot just cut off HAP and put it into building because those people would have nowhere to stay if we did so. We will continue to support people with HAP and we will continue to build as well. Last year, I redirected 30% of the funding under Rebuilding Ireland towards building and acquisitions.