Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The bottom line is that in the Deputy's contribution - it is interesting - he omitted to say that the scheme approved by Dublin City Council contained 20% affordable homes, 40% social homes and 40% cost-rental homes. Of the 853 homes, 20% are affordable, 40% are social and 40% are cost rental. Why did the Deputy not mention the 40% social? Why did he not mention the 40% cost rental?

Let us take the advertised prices and the Deputy's figure of €400,000. The advertised prices are €264,000 for a one-bedroom property, €356,000 for a two-bedroom and €399,000 for a three-bedroom home. Those prices are €100,000 lower than the marker price at the moment, bear that in mind, because of schemes the Government introduced to support providers.

Let us go further. Let us take the first home scheme, which Sinn Féin opposed, the shared equity scheme. Anyone purchasing a home through that scheme can get up to €100,000, which brings the price and the affordability down to €300,000.

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