Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Approximately 10,000 additional social homes will be provided this year. That is more than any year in the past 20 through the boom and the bust. It will be up to 11,000 next year and 12,000 the year after. Approximately 60,000 new homes will be added to the social housing stock over the coming five years. It is probably the biggest social housing programme that has happened in generations. It is happening with homes being built to the highest quality and with the best energy ratings.

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