As I said, it is disgusting what the Government has done consigning so many more people who have done nothing wrong to homelessness. On the purchase alternative, which the Government claims it will ramp up, is that to be an instruction to the local authorities to buy houses where people are threatened with eviction or is it simply that the Government will allow it, in which case it will not happen because it is not happening? Every excuse under the sun is being used not to buy houses, certainly in most of Dublin.

Is it, and I have heard from the Minister so far it is not, to extend to people who are not on social housing lists? People currently above the threshold are being evicted even though they have done nothing wrong and they are not entitled to the purchase in situ scheme, housing assistance payment, HAP, or social housing.

The time is up.

They are entitled to nothing and they have been left hanging out to dry by the Government so far.

I thank the Deputy. We will get an answer.

Is the Government going to do something to stop them being evicted?

I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett. The Deputy may have missed the Taoiseach's initial response.

I heard it.

Then the Deputy did not listen to it because we have made a couple of important decisions. First, we are extending the purchase of homes with a tenant in situ. We have got Government approval for another 1,500 homes. I met with all the local authorities last Thursday as well, and they are instructed to do it.

People above the threshold.

Will the Deputy let me answer the question?

That is what I asked.

Also within that, it is for social housing list, HAP and rental accommodation scheme, RAS. What we have also done today, and the Taoiseach was clear about this earlier on, as I have been, is to provide an another mechanism for private renters to help them buy the home, should it come up for sale, and a cost-rental model if they cannot buy it. The latter is a measure I discussed with the Deputy some time ago and we debated here. We said we would do it and we will roll that out. That is for people above the social-----

When?

-----housing limits. What we are about is coming forward with solutions and that is what we have been doing. The Taoiseach outlined what was done in the last quarter of last year. There was significant delivery.

I put it to the Deputy that his party, People Before Profit, PBP,-----

The time is up Minister.

-----voted against every single measure the Government brought forward in relation to affordability or social housing - the Affordable Housing Act, the Land Development Agency Act 2021 and budget after budget.

Because the affordable housing is benchmarked to the market.

That is what we are doing.