Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

Priorities and Provisions in the Review of the National Development Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

2:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)

My final question concerns a point of clarification. Obviously, a big investment in housing is required in Ireland. We will not argue about the ratio but, generally, two thirds of the houses in Ireland tend to be built by the private sector for people who are buying their own, although some of those houses go to local authorities. Is all the investment by the private sector in private housing on top of this €275 billion?

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