Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will certainly think about it. I appreciate the point the Deputy is making that we should have a target for the number of homes delivered via modern methods of construction. I can definitely see the logic of that. The only thing is, I would not want to agree to any further targets that make the delivery of our overall housing targets even more complex than it already is. Where we agree is these technologies, if deployed at scale, can make a big difference. I have seen some examples recently that I have been a bit taken aback by. I have been impressed by the amount of preconstruction happening for housing projects that is not done on the site where the homes are going to be and the difference that is now making to the delivery of a really big housing project. I am reluctant to commit to a subtarget because for me the target in housing delivery is all, but as I said, I will come back to the Deputy with more exact timings on the roadmap for procurement because I agree the more scale we grow in there, the better it can help deliver our housing targets in a way that is consistent with all our other goals, especially from a climate perspective. Procurement is a huge tool for doing that.

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