Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has not answered my question about what has been commenced and completed this year. He has spoken about what is happening in working towards the 2020 social housing strategy which I suggest is based on flawed figures from the 2013 report. It alludes to the presence of 90,000 people on housing waiting lists, but my colleague has discovered on foot of freedom of information requests he has submitted that there has been a 43% increase in the numbers on the lists. I suggest there are some 130,000 people on them. Just two rounds of funding have been announced so far this year and €39 million has been drawn down this year on foot of these two rounds. The Minister of State has suggested the Government is working towards a certain figure or target, but what is happening now? Some 3,000 voids are lying idle and there is a cap of 30,000 on voids. What is going to be done in that regard? There is a situation where-----

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