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

I thank the Deputy for her contribution but our changes have not failed. They have been in place for less than six months. We have increased the eligibility limit for the single-stage approval process to €6 million. I have met the chief executives and directors of services of all the main local authorities either virtually or in person to set their housing targets for 2021, leaving aside Covid. The change to the single-stage approval process will work but it needs to be given a little bit of time. Even the Deputy and her party colleagues might think that a new process for the procuring of social homes should be allowed four months to bed in.

Let us give that time to allow it to happen. I welcome any constructive suggestions that are made.

On costs, I met with the SCSI yesterday. Its report is very telling. One thing it states is that the cost of the building of apartments in suburban areas has dropped by between 4% and 9%. That is not always reported.

I thank the Deputy for her questions. The responses I have not had time to give will be provided to her in writing.

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