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

I just want to make the point that the rapid build is only started. In terms of Ukrainians, we developed a new scheme. I told the Deputy that we have to consider rapid build for social housing and the housing issue more generally to get the numbers of houses that we can build up significantly. We need to build more houses than we are building. The past two and a half years have seen very significant progress on the housing front. The foundations have been built now legislatively as a whole range of schemes have been introduced in terms of affordability. The Croí Cónaithe scheme is there to get vacant, derelict houses rebuilt for people to own and occupy. There is a lot there now, to be fair. The first home scheme is there as well, which will help many young first-time buyers.

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