Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The questions being asked by my colleague and me are probably being asked in the dark. The Minister has said it will probably be another two weeks before we know to what extent the 2018 targets were delivered on in that period. I would like to know what indications the Minister may already have. He has spoken about the delivery of housing solutions in the social housing category. One of the features of Rebuilding Ireland is an over-reliance on the housing assistance payment and on short-term letting as ways of deeming that people have had their housing needs met. Rental solutions and housing assistance payments were used to deliver two thirds of all homes delivered up to the third quarter of last year. I ask the Minister to provide an update on that.

I would like to ask a specific question about affordable homes. Has the Minister set a target for 2019? What will that target be? When will he publish the criteria governing how people can apply for an affordable housing scheme? Will such applications be made? When will such a scheme open?

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