Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised)
2:00 am
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
The numbers behind that in terms of social and affordable housing being delivered are sustainable. Ideally, one would see more. However, as a percentage, it is not sustainable because we need to deliver much more housing. We need to get up to 50,000 homes and even beyond. We need to activate the private sector in this regard. If we get up to 50,000 or 60,000 homes or beyond, the State simply does not have the capital to deliver 50% in terms of social and affordable homes. Therefore, it depends. I do not want to see the number going down – I want to see it going up – but I expect to see the percentage change.
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