Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

I understand that approximately 80,000 homes were built last year. Not every house is in a Part V scheme. However, there is a very paltry return of approximately 3,000 homes when it should be 10,000, 15,000 or even 20,000. It is a very poor result from Part V. The question is directed towards local authorities and how they are performing. Does the Minister of State have a list of local authorities detailing the ones with which he is not satisfied and those with which he is satisfied? The average price of a home nationally has risen to more than €300,000. That is a lot of money and it is not affordable for many people. Other Deputies in the House have pointed out recently that in Kildare one would need an income of approximately €67,000 per annum to get into the market for affordable homes. This is not sustainable. The Minister of State is not providing lower income or even average income families with the capacity to provide their own homes. He has failed completely.

Does the Minister of State intend to address the issue of the footprint of the site in that not all groups of five or more homes or apartments fall under Part V because of a site restriction below which they do not have to operate under Part V?

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