Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. I will come to that. It is €143 million for RAS, €277 million for HAP and €106 million for leasing, which is a total of €526 million. To build new units, we provided for spending of €1.16 billion in 2018, of which €742 million is to build new homes and €420 million is to acquire homes that are being built across the State. Those are the figures. When the Deputy puts to me a charge in respect of the mix between HAP and new building, it is €1.16 billion for build and acquisition and €526 million for the various schemes he has raised.

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As the Deputy may be aware, the plan is that, by 2020 or 2021, we will be housing more citizens in local authority and AHB homes than through the private rental scheme.

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