Mr. David Dalton:

As the Deputy knows, we have taken a very much evidence-based approach to the development of the targets. It is based largely on the ESRI research and modelling on population growth and structural demand. That said, we did have a very strong eye to the Housing Commission's analysis and its estimation of unmet demand, which is somewhere between 212,000 and 256,000.

We presented a range of scenarios to the Minister and to the Government based on the 12 scenarios that were presented by the ESRI. The Government decided to choose that scenario which it felt was ambitious but the most credible over that period from 2025-----