Eileen Flynn (Independent)

The Minister thanked us for the opportunity to discuss the delivery of the national development plan review, but this committee should have been consulted before the Government finished its work on the largest infrastructure plan in history. He acknowledged our role but announced €2.75 billion in spending without any meaningful parliamentary scrutiny. How can the Minister claim that he respects this committee while bypassing our oversight function when it matters? I would like to hear from him on that.

The Government promised 300,000 new homes by 2030, but where are the specific targets for social housing for working families? How many of these 300,000 homes will be genuinely affordable for ordinary workers? What is the breakdown between social and affordable housing and private housing?

As everybody here knows, we continue to fail when it comes to Traveller-specific accommodation. Local authorities are still failing to meet their accommodation targets with both specific funding and targets that include Traveller families. There is €35 million allocated in this regard.

With 22% of Ireland's population having disabilities, how will the Minister ensure that infrastructure projects include proper accessibility designs rather than what we are seeing now? Those are my four questions. If the Minister could answer, I would be very grateful.