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

There are tiny numbers in proportion to the crisis. This is not a new crisis but one that has been going on for years. Mr. Doyle opened his comments today by talking about the underspend, which is very hard to comprehend at a time when we have targets below the housing need. The Taoiseach has said we have a deficit of 250,000 houses. The targets in place now are below this need, and we cannot even spend the money available. Is Mr. Doyle confident the Department will be able to spend all the money available to be spent this year? Will we see another underspend this year?