James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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There were more than 30,000 homes last year. We need to get to 50,000 homes and beyond. The vast majority of those homes will need to be delivered by the private sector. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is spending approximately 30% - close to one third - of all capital funding. Considering all the demands in healthcare, education, transport, climate and everything else, there is only a certain amount of money available. We need to get the private sector activated if we are going to deliver the homes that we need. It is simply not active anywhere close to the degree we need it to be.