Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The discussions in respect of renewing the social contract will probably commence towards the end of the year. One of the major promotional points of the last agreement was the provision of an additional 10,000 social and affordable housing units. Will the Taoiseach or the cross-departmental team make a guesstimate as to how many of those houses will be lived in or completed by the end of the social contract, Sustaining Progress? With regard to the Taoiseach's cross-Border references, are any specific new cross-Border projects contemplated as a result of these discussions?

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