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

I join the Deputy in welcoming, Deputy Dillon, our new colleague as Minister of State. The planning Bill is progressing well. The Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, will join us in progressing that important legislation through the Dáil.

The targets for 2024 will be met. By all accounts, they will be exceeded. Commencements are at a record high. If you look at the trajectory of Housing for All over the past four years, as the Minister said, it has taken time to build up capacity, which is now delivering. That is why the Government is committed to this review, underpinned by evidence with support and research by the ESRI, to ensure we are building the right kind of housing in the right place, the right quantum and the right type of housing mix and tenure types. We anticipate that the final agreed targets, with tenure-specific targets for social, affordable, private rented and owner occupation, will be published thereafter this autumn. It is important to underpin this work with evidence-based research. That is what we are doing, in partnership with the ESRI.

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