Mr. Brendan Kenny:

We need more one-bedroom units and more studio apartments. The vast bulk of local authority accommodation are three-bedroom and two-bedroom units for families. We need more of that. We need more Housing First. The figures in the report I gave show that 1,006 single individuals exited emergency accommodation in 2020 and 90 of those went to Housing First. We are making a difference. We need more of that. Stage 1 approval will help. There has been significant reliance on HAP which has been very successful. It is not a case of moving the money from HAP. There is also money to build houses; it is just that the process has been very slow. HAP needs to continue until we get the supply and then we can reduce the reliance on HAP. HAP has been very successful, particularly homeless HAP.