Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Summer Economic Statement: Discussion

5:30 pm

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am staying within these parameters. How do we then make progress on delivering higher outputs for housing? There are two ways to do so, in particular. It will be done through the funding made available to the Housing Finance Agency and the Land Development Agency. Those agencies play a role in the delivery of additional homes within our country from the point of view of the State. Where I differ from the Deputy on the pathway to the credible delivery of more homes in the country is that we cannot do it all within a single year. Capital expenditure for the Department of housing will continue to increase year by year. By any measure, €280 million of additional overall funding for the Department of housing in 2025 is significant.

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