Dáil debates

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

 

12:00 pm

We have acknowledged that. There has, without question, been a fundamental shift in the Government's approach to housing with regard to the level of intervention in the market with regard to social housing. Close to 10,000 social homes were delivered last year and we have a target of 12,000 this year. We have the affordable homes schemes and so forth. The fact is we have the highest levels of home completions, planning permissions and first-time buyers since 2008. The latest completion figures show supply is increasing and we are going in the right direction. There were 30,000 homes completed in 2022. It is about supply. We have a target for this year and we aim to reach that and go for it, in social, affordable and cost-rental housing - right across the board. First-time buyers are now at the highest level since 2008, with more than 16,000 first-time buyers last year. Sinn Féin has abandoned first-time buyers in all of its policies. It has ignored them through its opposition to the help-to-buy and first homes schemes.

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