Ms Mary Hurley:

The Deputy talked about the number of schemes completed. Over the course of the past four years, 1,132 schemes have been completed, so in respect of the projects one would see listed in the appropriation account, there is a range of projects and they move through the various stage of the pipeline. Things can fall over various years. One of the interesting things that the Deputy has raised is about the build. If one looks at the expenditure on build over the last number of years, in 2016, when we started to develop the pipeline, the spend on build was in the order of €170 million and, in 2019, we spent €835 million on build. That shows the growth of the pipeline.

One of the things, in terms of delivery also, has been the blend of delivery. One of the things that we have tried to do, in terms of delivery and it is reflected in the expenditure, is to maximise the amount of homes that we actually deliver through the various different schemes whether it be build, acquisition or leasing. The Deputy will see very clearly in the trajectory the build peaks are really growing and we are seeing significant numbers of homes in the pipeline. At the end of quarter 2 of 2020, more than 29,810 homes were moving through various stages of the pipeline either completed, moving on site or in the pre-development stage. So, very clearly, we are seeing the spend on build increasing as we move through the years.