Just a third of social homes ready

Just one third of a promised 2,284 social houses have been delivered, the Dáil heard, as the Government continues to come under pressure over its handling of the housing crisis.

The Green Party also called on the Tánaiste to explain why only €500m of the €1.4bn housing capital budget under Rebuilding Ireland was spent on building and acquiring new units in 2017.

Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin hit out at the Government for only delivering 809 units by the end of September, despite a promise to finish 2,284 this year.