James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

In terms of delivering housing, we use every means available to us. Sometimes it is local authorities, the LDA or affordable housing bodies. Ultimately, we are dependent on local authorities to drive the delivery of social homes. It also depends sometimes on the timing of the drawdown in terms of the necessary funding. The allocation under subhead A3 for 2024 included development levy waivers of €255 million, so that would pretty much account for most of the difference between the two figures.