Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to stand up to scrutiny as regards the allocations we have given out. I remind the Deputy that this scenario exists because of his party's policies. We have the legacy of Part V. Over the past years this provision did not exist because there was no development. This structure was one his party put in place.

The ratio of transfers from rent supplements to new applicants in the housing assistance payments, HAP, scheme is 50-50. We are happy with the programme of work we have outlined up to 2020. Delivering on 110,000 units is a phenomenal target. There are 90,000 people on the housing waiting list. Many of these people are in key urban areas, which we will be targeting in the coming years.

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