Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

As I have said repeatedly, before the previous Government came to office, approximately 19,000 to 20,000 houses were being built per annum. It is now well over 30,000 houses, which is a significant change in momentum. This is mainly because of State investment at an unprecedented scale. We have a clear focus in terms of what we need to do. It is in terms of maintaining and increasing public expenditure but also getting far more private sector investment involved.

With the greatest respect, this is a very serious issue. I felt that Sinn Féin's policies were all over the place and so did the people.

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