Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Duffy. Those figures seem right to me. We are obviously seeing a significant increase in supply and in commencements and also a significant increase in planning permissions. Some of the decisions we have taken as a Government, including waiving the development levies and the Uisce Éireann connection costs, have reduced the cost of building. We are seeing the impact from that while also continuing to put in place schemes that others would abolish, in order to help people to save a deposit and buy their first home.

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