Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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Deputy Cowan raised this the last day we met. None of us is complaining about additional spend and if that is producing additional units it is very welcome. Many of us want to know how many units under each of the headings have been completed by now and are in the process of being tenanted. If the Minister cannot provide that information today, could he do so as soon as he is in a position to do it? I know they are provisional figures and that early next year the Minister will give us the final social housing output for 2017. I would be worried that because there is a greater reliance on construction this year than in previous years and the construction is slower than people would want the Minister will not reach his targets, particularly at the construction end and because they are a larger element of the overall output he will fall short of the targets at the end of the year. If I am wrong that is fine. We are not in a position to judge that because we are not getting-----