Mr. Paul Hogan:

I will get to that in a minute but the first thing I would say is this is a national target. Second is the fact that the Government has decided to set a target within that for the first period to 2030. That builds on the momentum of growth in terms of housing numbers to date, and it reflects the fact that we are starting from a particular point to get to 60,000 new homes by 2030.

To address the gap the Deputy has identified, it will mean maintaining at least 60,000 units for most of the decade. It is quite an ambitious ramp-up to maintain or sustain an ambitious target.