David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will get to that in a second. I have Rebuilding Ireland as one of the topics I want to get to. My point is that, as a consequence of policy, rents have now gone up to record levels and to what many people see as unsustainable levels. That is especially the case in Dublin but also in other parts of the country. Part of the reason for that is everybody is now in the same space. Private rented accommodation is the only solution for the housing needs of the vast majority of people. What socio-economic analysis has the Department done over recent years on the decision of the State to stop building social and affordable housing and the implications of that on the private rental sector? What analysis, research and reports have been done by Mr. McCarthy's Department? That is where the buck stops in many of these areas.