Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to refer to comments made by Deputy O'Dowd, who is now gone. I was not asking the Minister about a specific project. I was trying to ask a general question about a concern I have over the tendering process. When we use the most economically advantageous tender, we are, in fact, looking at the lowest tender in most cases. At a time when housing costs are escalating and there is a considerable labour shortage, we will run into problems on sites. All I was asking was whether there are sites in trouble. When I was pushed, I gave specific examples concerning Wicklow but my question was originally intended as a general one.

I meant to mention on the last occasion the Home Building Finance Ireland fund the Minister announced in January. Is it capped at €750 million? Are there associated criteria?