I am very impressed with the figures I am reading in respect of spending on housing over the last few years. It has certainly been one of the successes of this Government that it has met the demand for housing, although it continues to be one of our major challenges. At the end of 1999 it was estimated that 500,000 new dwellings would be required over the ten years from 2000 to 2010 to meet the demand for housing. The Government has been successful in increasing the supply – the policies are having an effect. Since 1997, over 280,000 houses have been built nationally, with 2002 being the eighth consecutive year of record housing output, with almost 57,700 completions nationally, up 9.7% on the previous record achieved in 2001. Housing output in Dublin also reached a record level of 12,623 units built, an increase of 31.4%, in 2001. In the first six months of 2003 over 29,618 houses were completed nationally. All the indications are that we will have another record year this year for house completions.