Darragh O'Brien: 400 affordable homes to be launched this year 

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The areas in which the homes will be built will be announced in the coming weeks. Picture: Pexels

A total of 400 affordable homes will be launched this year, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has told the Dáil.

Mr O'Brien revealed the figure while clashing with Sinn Féin's housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin in a questions and answers session on housing.