Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I want to return to the issue of housing and homelessness. It is a very broad subject so I want my question to have a very narrow focus. It relates to the programme for Government commitment that states we will end the use of unsuitable long-term emergency accommodation, such as hotels and B&Bs, for homeless families in part by delivering 500 rapid-delivery housing units. According to information supplied to Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, only 208 rapid-delivery units were completed by the end of 2017, 22 of which were completed the previous year. What is the Government's current target for rapid-build houses? When will we see them?

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