Mr. Declan Dunne:

Okay. In conclusion, AHBs are organisations with a social purpose and have a particular role to provide for people in need of housing, including those above the social housing limits. We have a strong track record of delivery. For example, 41% of all social housing in 2019 was provided by AHBs.

This is a good scheme and we look forward to future budgets as an opportunity to reward low-to-medium-income workers, especially front-line workers for their extraordinary contributions during the Covid pandemic. Access to cost rental is a cross-party issue and we ask for the committee's continued support for providing this much-needed affordable rental housing for families and individuals who need it.

We are happy to answer questions.