Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

On the Deputy's last point, if we look at capital investment in housing, it is the single biggest focus as part of the review of the national development plan. A total of €36 billion, nearly one in every three euro, is going to support social and affordable housing, and other areas in terms of water infrastructure. There is also investment in other areas of infrastructure, which will help enable the level of housing delivery we want to attract and retain our talent here. A lot of young people are staying here to work and are contributing to the economy and many people are coming home as well. We need to balance what the Deputy said, but I know that housing is the single biggest issue for young people. We need to do more and that is what we are committed to. We will set that out in our new housing plan. We want to ensure that any payments relating to energy costs are reflected in the social protection system. Our work with the Minister, Deputy Calleary, as part of the budget process is a key part of that in terms of energy costs and how they affect many families.