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

One has got to build capacity. That is why the Housing for All plan has already brought back the capacity of the construction sector to pre-pandemic levels and will create at least 29,000 new jobs. Some 9,000 new apprenticeships, in the 12 months to date, have already been filled in that space. That is how one does it. One must be open and honest with people. One must realise, by the way, that it is not just a question of saying to people not to build that and instead to come over and build our 40,000 homes. We tried to get some answers out of Deputy Ó Broin previously when he said Sinn Féin would deliver 40,000 homes this year. How long will that take Sinn Féin? Where will they be built? Who will build them? How will Sinn Féin pay for them? The difference is that the Government's plan is published, it is detailed with action points and it is backed with real money - €1.2 billion more than Sinn Féin's - because I believe in homeownership and in public housing. The difference between the Government and Sinn Féin is we are delivering it and Sinn Féin just likes to talk about it.

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