Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The Taoiseach has started discussions for a new social contract. In respect of the commitment in the last one to provide 10,000 affordable houses, how many of these have been built? Is the national spatial strategy still Government policy, given that it was ignored during the ill-considered and rushed announcement of the decentralisation programme?

Is the cross-departmental team involved in examining issues other than strategic ones, such as the particular route of the proposed Dublin metro? Is it involved in giving guidance on such matters? With the problems identified in the delivery of public private projects so far, does the team address the issue of waste in the delivery of those projects? Does it consider whether lessons can be learned from past mistakes in projects to ensure they can be delivered more efficiently in the future?

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