Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions on the social and affordable housing output. When we get the final figures for last year, there will be a shortfall, as there was the year before. I have asked departmental officials one of my questions previously but I did not get a clear reply. Now that we have had two years of under reach in social and affordable housing, will the Department increase the target specifically for this year or next year to compensate or are those lost from the overall plan?

Second,the Estimates document contains a target for social housing output, and this year it is 9,300 new units of which 200 are acquisitions. There is no provision for tenants in situ. Does that mean if a local authority wants to proceed with tenants in situthis year then they must take them from the 9,100 units? Where will the funding for that come from?