When the Tánaiste was Taoiseach in 2022, he gave a commitment that he would phase out long-term leasing. Since then, leases have been signed for 182 social housing units in Cork city. That is at a cost of €3 million per year that the Government is spending, with an average cost of €400,000 for these homes after 25 years. The council and the Government will not own these homes but the developers will have a home plus €400,000. At the end of the 25 years, where are these families to go? This is in the Tánaiste's own city. Millions of euro are being wasted after he committed to phase this out. Is it another false, broken promise by him and the Government? Can he show me where the plan is for these families in 20 years' time?

These developers are getting away scot-free and out the door with hundreds, if not millions, of euro and families will be left with nowhere to go.

I thank the Deputy.

Sinn Féin is all over the place these days. Some 38,000 social homes have been added to the social housing stock, up to Q4 of 2023, since this Government came into office.

I am talking about long-term leasing. Long-term leasing-----

I know. Some 12,000 social homes were delivered. Of these, 8,110 were built in 2023, while, yes, others were leased. Why was this? It was because the Deputy, and others, have come into the House and spoken, rightly, about homelessness and everything else. If we did not lease some of these houses, then we would have more homelessness. The Deputy is talking about 25 years' time. I think the families concerned, however, are happy to be in a social house funded by the State in the interim.

The developers are happy.

It is evidence of us doing everything we possibly can to try to house people-----

To try to give money to the landlords.

-----who are homeless or are in significant difficulties.

I thank the Tánaiste. The time is up.

It is not going away.

We will get more houses built.