Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Minister of State indicated that 500 dwellings have been provided under Sustaining Progress, including some from Part V. How many houses under Sustaining Progress, excluding those provided under Part V, have been provided to date?

Do I understand the Minister of State correctly that from the Part V initiative that was originally announced in 1999, only 508 affordable dwellings have been provided to date, at a time when housing construction is running at almost 80,000 units per annum and when we were to expect 20% of development to be provided by way of social and affordable housing initiatives?

Will the Minister of State explain the inconsistency between the figure he has given me today and the figure which he provided for me on 18 May? Today he informed me that 1,215 dwellings were in the course of acquisition but on 18 May he informed me that 1, 910 dwellings were in the course of acquisition. He also informed me today that 2,260 dwellings were earmarked for acquisition but on 18 May he informed me that 2,885 were earmarked for acquisition. What has happened in the past six weeks that has caused 700 dwellings that were in the course of acquisition to disappear and 600 which were earmarked for acquisition to also disappear?

Will the Minister of State indicate to the House the valuation put on the Harcourt Terrace site?

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