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

First, the summer economic statement will be published by the Government. There is no issue there. It is quite obvious the Government will look at frameworks around the summer economic statement looking out over five years. The Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform work in harmony on that with the rest of Government. The point I made earlier is that it will reflect significant capital investment in whole areas of the economy, such as enterprise, environment and climate change but particularly in housing. The Housing for All strategy will reveal that.

The issue, as I said earlier, will not be one of resources. It will be one of delivery. That has to happen at local authority level in terms of the building, at approved housing bodies and through the Land Development Agency. It has to be a suite of measures. It cannot just be one particular measure. That is why there is a range of measures on affordable housing. I accept the Deputy voted against it. My understanding is Sinn Féin spoke against it but voted for it. While the Deputy did vote against it, my view is she was wrong in voting against it. It represents opportunities in terms of affordable housing, as does the commitment to build more social housing.

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