Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What really matters here is the number of new additions to the social housing stock. Based on the Minister's figures for last year, there were only 2,192 new additions to social housing stock. There were approximately 2,500 refurbishments, which brings it up to 4,000. This means 75% of the 18,000 social housing solutions are private rental units leased for two, four or ten years. Deputy Boyd Barrett is right. The figures from the Minister's Department show a chronic over-reliance on private sector solutions, not a significant increase in social housing.

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