Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A significant number of social and affordable housing applications were delayed in the Minister's Department at the latter end of last year, pending approval. We do not have the final figure but it could be anywhere in the region of 5,000 units. At Cabinet, the Minister got approval to progress 3,000 of those. However, my understanding is that the vast majority of those have yet to be formally approved with the relevant local authorities and approved housing bodies. Will the Minister confirm the status of the approvals for those 3,000 units, in particular the communication with the local authorities and approved housing bodies? Will he tell us the total number of homes that were delayed pending approval last year and how many are still awaiting approval?

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