As a person involved in the planning process I wish to put on the record what could be perceived as a conflict of interest. With regard to the content of the programme for Government on tackling the housing crisis, how much longer must people wait to see the changes in regulations and the planning process that this Government is going to bring forward to help people trying to get and provide accommodation, who find obstacles and red tape in their way? When will the Government act on this and how much longer will people have to wait? There has been report after report-----

There is a Private Member's Bill in the afternoon.

That is a Private Member's Bill or motion but I am asking the Taoiseach the question.

I understand the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, will announce changes to some of the planning regulations within the next ten days. The Deputy will also be aware of Deputy Barry Cowen's Bill which is before the House and which the Government is supporting which has been designed to make it easier for people to bring vacant units into residential use. The Deputy will also be pleased to know that County Kerry benefits from what has been announced to date to the tune of €868,000, which includes funding of over €64,000 for Killorglin.

Would the Taoiseach care to announce it?

In the programme for Government the Government outlines that its approach to governing will be seem clearly in how it addresses the issues of housing and homelessness. It goes on to state it will be expediting significantly the delivery of social housing. In 2014, when I was a councillor, South Dublin County Council initiated a Part 8 process in Rathfarnham in my constituency for 38 social houses. Of 40 councillors, 39 supported this process. Deputy Alan Kelly was then Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government at the time. When the Part 8 process was approved in November 2015, Deputy Simon Coveney was Minister. Two years later, despite councillors' approval and much community support, the sod has yet to be turned on the site and now Deputy Eoghan Murphy is Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. As I know that the delay is not on the council's side, what do I say to 38 of the 10,000 people on South Dublin County Council's housing list? How has the Government expedited the delivery of social housing?

I do not know the reason for the delay in the particular project. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to contact the Deputy about the matter. On the provision and funding of social housing, someone suggested we use the term "public housing" which I agree would be a better term than social housing. We have gone from the construction of only a few hundred units two years ago to over 2,000 this year.

Only ten will be completed in south Dublin this year.

The figure will increase to 3,500 next year. The number of planning permissions has increased by 49% year on year. The number of commencement notices has increased by 47%, while the number of active residential sites in Dublin has increased by 18%.

The Taoiseach is not answering the question of how the Government is expediting the process.

I do not know about the project mentioned, but I will ask the Minister to correspond with the Deputy on the matter.