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

Tá brón orm, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will not state the obvious, but the reality is that there is a need to build supply up, and supply is increasing. Supply is increasing across the board, albeit not to the levels we need. We need to go further. To March 2022, we had the highest number of residential units completed since 2011. That is 22,219 new homes. It is not possible to go from 20,000 homes to 40,000 homes in 12 months. If the Deputies opposite are telling people they can do so, then they are lying to them. It cannot be done. The total number of planning permissions in the past 12 months is up substantially, to more than 42,000, the highest since 2007. These are facts. Commencements in the year to April is 30,233. That is a start of construction of new homes and apartments, to many of which the Deputy probably objected.

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