Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have the 2022 report in front of me, which I read through last night. As I mentioned in my reply, we are working from a low base in Galway. The Deputy has raised this issue on more than one occasion in the House. I refer to the targets for Galway city for 2022.

For Galway city, the target was 305, with delivery of 150. The county target was 230, with delivery of 224. The report acknowledges that there were a lot of external pressures in the construction sector and highlights the impact of workload associated with providing accommodation for those arriving in Ireland from Ukraine in 2022. It also notes that the subgroup on homelessness and Traveller homelessness began to work in May on some of the issues that need to be addressed there. There has been significant progress made through the task force, albeit I acknowledge that it was coming from a low base.

I might come back to the Deputy in relation to the Galway Harbour Company in the supplementary. I was not aware of the issue. I know that the Deputy raised it in the Dáil earlier in the week as well. It is something we will look into.

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