Housing Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-22
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

I have answered the question honestly on the record of the Dáil. I do not have a track record of misleading the Dáil. I have always been open and honest with people. The Deputy can laugh at that but his party's behaviour over recent weeks in that regard has been nothing short of reprehensible, so I do not think it is something to laugh about. I am not going to conflate the two issues, but when we put answers on the Dáil record or speak on the Dáil record, we do so honestly and openly with the information we have.
More than 2,180 cost-rental homes have been delivered by the State, by approved housing bodies, local authorities and the LDA and also through the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme. This tenure did not exist three years ago but this Government legislated for it and introduced and implemented it. I have met many of these cost-rental tenants who are absolutely delighted to have got those homes at affordable rents. They are safe, secure and long tenures in well-built and well-managed developments.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-22