Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Just in case anyone thinks I have a problem with houses being built in Dublin, I do not. It should not matter where they are; it is a matter of having affordable housing available for people to buy or rent. Looking at the map that HBFI provided that shows the locations of homes funded, I note there were 71 schemes altogether. Of the 71, 45 were in Leinster. Thirty of those were in the greater Dublin area. I define that as Dublin and the three counties surrounding it. You could add in Louth, which is equally in the commuter belt. Adding it increases the number even further. We are looking at four schemes in Galway and five in Mayo. I would like to see the actual numbers — Deputy Verona Murphy might have asked about this — because circumstances change quite dramatically if there are 20 in one of the schemes as opposed to 150.