I object to the fact that every time we on this side of the Dáil raise critical questions about housing, the Taoiseach just throws the blame on us as being the cause of the problem and not on the Government for not implementing a package needed to radically change the position regarding the housing catastrophe that we face over the coming period. The Taoiseach mentioned that the Government is socialising the development levies for public infrastructure. I welcome that, but I would like to see the next step, namely, the Government socialising the building of public housing on public land by a public, State-run housing construction company. That is what is needed, and it is critical.

I wish to raise a brief question on development levies. I want to know for exactly how long they will be cut. I have heard reports that they will be cut for one year or three years. I have also heard about €300 million being given or not being given to local authorities. Will there be any buybacks from the developers in the context of Part V on foot of the development levies being cut?

I call on the Taoiseach to respond. We are over time.

Exactly how will the Government replace the moneys to the local authorities euro by euro?

That is a false trope that gets thrown about by the Opposition a lot. I have never blamed the Opposition for the housing crisis.

You blame us every time for it.

The causes of the housing crisis are multifactorial. I have gone through those factors on many occasions, but I have never blamed the Opposition for it-----

You have.

-----or the Government for it. Both those analyses are far too simplistic. However, I have criticised people for objecting to housing developments. I will continue to do that. It is clear that we cannot fix the housing crisis without increased supply of all types of housing.

Once it is appropriate housing.