Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The projected 6,000 new units per year are welcome but that is approximately 50% of what is required if serious inroads are to be made on local authority waiting lists over the next five to six years. To what extent has the precise number of required social and affordable houses been identified, given that approximately 90,000 people are already on various local authority housing lists? There are at least another 20,000 vulnerable people in private rented accommodation. These people are working but are not in receipt of rent support so they may find themselves in a very challenging position as time moves on. Will the Minister of State identify a precise number of houses to meet the medium-term challenge?

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