James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

We have to understand where we are at already. About 30% of all capital is being spent by the Department. It almost €1 in €3. Other Departments have demands as well. The communities where we are building housing need schools, hospitals and roads so there is only a certain amount the Department of housing can take. We are spending record amounts of money on capital expenditure. That is really important and it has been considerably increased in the last few years. We are obviously seeking as much money as we can get to continue to deliver housing under the NDP. There are a lot of demands on the national development plan. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, is trying to maximise funding for schools and rightly so, the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, needs funding for healthcare capital and the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, needs funding for roads, public transport, etc. There are a lot of demands there but we are certainly trying to seek as much funding as we can for housing delivery.