Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)

It is disappointing. Maybe in future decisions it would be helpful to have that evidence directly from the source. We completely support the LDA in what it is doing around social and affordable housing delivery but there are questions about what is in its own interest in increasing units and so on.

There is no increase in funding for communal facilities in social housing in the Estimates. Given that the Minister is aiming to increase the number of social housing units delivered, why are housing providers expected to provide communal facilities with what is essentially a reduced budget? This will be the case if numbers are being increased but the same figure remains for funding.