House prices have never been so high. The number of people who are homeless has never been so high. Young people living at home in their late 20s and into their early 30s are talking about emigrating to find somewhere affordable to live and be able to move out of home, and increasing numbers of them are doing so. In the most recent election, Fianna Fáil promised 10,000 affordable homes each year. Last year, zero affordable purchase homes were delivered by the Government. This year, the Government has promised more than 4,000 affordable and cost-rental homes will be delivered, yet the capital expenditure on housing is running at more than 20% less now than it was at this time last year. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is not answering questions about how many affordable homes have been completed this year. Will the Taoiseach answer the question? How many affordable homes have been completed so far this year?

The Housing for All plan that the Minister published last year represents the most substantial policy response and funding response to the housing crisis that we have seen in the past decade. No political party in the Opposition has produced anything near the substance of the Housing for All plan.

The Government is not delivering on it.

None of them has done so.

Does the Taoiseach have an answer to the question?

Sinn Féin launched its housing plan yesterday.

They most certainly have not.

What is the number?

In addition to the importance of the plan, there is the legislation that has been passed in the past two years.

What is the number?

Covid did hit construction in terms of the two lockdowns-----

The Taoiseach has been asked for a number but he is not providing it.

-----and then there is the current situation in terms of energy prices but, notwithstanding that, we expect to reach our target this year-----

What is that target?

-----of about 25,000 houses built in the country.

Which target is that?

On the affordable side, very good progress has been made on affordable housing-----

How many?

-----despite the opposition of Deputies to the Land Development Agency, LDA, and various other organisations.

Time is up.

Very good progress has been made on affordable housing and also on cost rental, in terms of social housing and right across the board.

Time is up.

What is the number?

Can Deputy McDonald give me the number of houses to which Sinn Féin has objected?

The Taoiseach was asked a very simple question.

That is not a result. Sinn Féin opposed planning applications.

Please, can we stop bickering and get on with the questions?

One would expect a bit of decorum from the Taoiseach.

A Cheann Comhairle, may I make a point of order? I have noticed in the past half hour that every time I get up to speak there are interruptions and heckles and the Deputies are not being pulled up.

There are insults from the Taoiseach's side of the House.