Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the first instance, direct build is the preferred model in the context of social housing. That is where the focus will be and where the overwhelming allocation of resources will go. In 2021, we will see the largest State-led social housing building programme in the country's history. We will build 9,500 homes next year, which is more than any single year before that.

I will get the data for the Deputy in terms of the long-term leasing. As I said, some leasing is advisable in the context of the homelessness issue and the desire to acquire properties that have become vacant, particularly in cities, because of the impact of Covid. We are particularly anxious to secure properties that would be suitable for single people who are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless. That explains the mix, but I will get the actual data in terms of the specific leasing scheme to which the Deputy referred. On the social housing front, the predominant model will be to build houses that will remain in stock, either through approved housing bodies or local authorities.

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