James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I am sure the Deputy explains to the public when he is talking to them that funding is being allocated through the national development plan. It has to be balanced. Approximately 30% of all capital going to housing is an extraordinary percentage of our State capital. However, those same members of the public also need healthcare. They need our hospitals, community healthcare centres, schools for their children, roads to get to the schools and hospitals, community centres and the local sports facilities which are now often the heart of those communities. There are huge demands on our capital infrastructure across the State. Housing is being prioritised by the State and always has been. I am doing so for social and affordable housing as well, within the Department.