Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I could have got all of that information from the Department's website before we came to the Chamber. Here is the problem. In the general election, Fianna Fáil promised in its election manifesto to deliver 10,000 genuinely affordable homes every year for five years if it got into government. It promised 6,000 affordable purchase houses through the Ó Cualann model and 4,000 affordable cost-rental homes. The Minister inherited the serviced sites fund when he was appointed and not a single home was delivered from that fund in 2020 or indeed in 2021. In 2022, the Minister promised 2,000 genuinely affordable homes through local authorities and approved housing bodies and 2,000 unaffordable high-risk shared equity loan homes. He only delivered 1,000 of the first category and 137 of the second. So far this year, of the 4,400 genuinely affordable homes that have been promised, only 123 have been delivered, that is, 101 affordable purchase homes and 22 cost-rental homes. The LDA had not delivered a single affordable home halfway though the year. I would much prefer to hear from the line Minister because he is responsible for this. What I want to know is if he will meet the target of completing 4,400 genuinely affordable homes by the year's end and whether these homes will be genuinely affordable.

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