Dáil debates
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
12:40 pm
I thank Deputy Grealish for sharing that experience. I do get it. That is why I gave the answer I did to Deputy Berry earlier in respect of the housing issue. We have to do everything we possibly can at every level to build more houses and to build them more quickly. That is what we are going to do. A range of measures has been introduced, including Croí Cónaithe, Project Tosaigh, which relates to affordable housing, the cost-rental schemes and tax credits of €1,000 last year and €500 this year, which are an interim measure that people like Owen can avail of to reduce their rental costs. We built 29,000 houses last year, the highest number in a long time. We intend to build more. We are now looking at mechanisms to counter the consequences of the inflationary spiral of the last 12 months in order to reach the targets we set ourselves for 2023.
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