Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Well, this is about the Revised Estimates. I am asking the Minister about heading A3. He can choose not to give a direct answer on this topic if he wishes, but it is a legitimate question.

Turning to CAS funding and the 600 homes under that heading, this is a welcome development. It will bring us back up to the level of investment in this programme that we had in 2011. Almost 600 homes were delivered that year under CAS, and that was when we were not spending much on housing and social housing because of the economic climate that obtained. Regarding these 600 homes, and I am not asking the Minister to give me exact figures concerning the final delivery, what is the breakdown in rough terms between building and acquisition? What is the split between these 600 houses? I am referring to the additional spending-----