David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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Okay, but the problem is that the targets - in my view - lack ambition. One can set whatever targets one likes but if they do not aspire to substantially deal with the housing crisis, one can say the targets are substantially being met. Given the level of homelessness, however, and the European Commission's report the evidence suggests that targets are not sufficient and they need to be substantially increased.

I shall move to Mr. Murray on the targets for 2018 and I wish to address the issue of builds. A total of 14 local authorities did not meet the new build targets. This is 14 out of 31 local authorities. How were 14 local authorities not able to meet their targets under new builds given the housing crisis, which is not just in Dublin but right across the State?