Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Anois, an fhírinne. Ní aontaím leis an Teachta Doherty. Tá Sinn Féin i gcoinne gach rud agus gach plean a chuireann an Rialtas os comhair an phobail. Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil siad i gcoinne úinéireacht tí. Tá siad i gcoinne an deontais do dhaoine atá ag iarraidh a gcuid tithe féin a cheannach don chéad uair. Tá siad i gcoinne tithe ar phraghas réasúnta agus i gcoinne an scéim cíos agus ceannach. Tá sé sin soiléir freisin. Nílim cinnte cad iad na rudaí a bhfuil siad ar a shon, ach tá mé fíorchinnte faoi na rudaí a bhfuil Sinn Féin ina choinne. Tá ár bplean, Tithíocht do Chách, ag obair. Tá cúrsaí tithíochta ag dul chun cinn anois - tá sé sin soiléir freisin. Ní oibreodh plean an Teachta. Táim cinnte faoi sin freisin.

I will give the Deputy the truth. He takes facts and twists and turns them to suit his own political narrative. We have seen this in spades over the past two weeks. I will not conflate those issues. The reality is that the quarter 3 completion figures which were announced this morning at 11 a.m. are the highest on record. I know this will disappoint the Deputy. I will correct some of his figures. The target this year under Housing for All is 33,450. I have consistently said we will exceed that target. I still confidently predict - the Deputy and his colleagues in Sinn Féin will be disappointed - that it will be the high thirty thousands to low forty thousands this year. There will be record completions in the last quarter of this year. Interestingly, Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson is not here this morning to hear this but the highest completion level in any local authority area in quarter 3 was in his constituency - and that of my ministerial colleague - in Clondalkin. That is even with all of Deputy Ó Broin's objections.

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