Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 June 2021

Public Accounts Committee

Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (resumed)

10:20 am

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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It is €250 million. That is in addition to HAP which, I understand, is €558 million and RAS, which is €133 million. With the benefit of hindsight, and recognising we are likely to reach spending of more than €1 billion per year on essentially private subsidies in order to meet short-term housing need as opposed to long-term demand, does Mr. Doyle accept that approach was in essence flawed?