Fianna Fáil has outlined their plans for housing, which entails building 12,000 social and 10,000 affordable homes every year, ahead of this week's election.

The plans were unveiled by Fianna Fáil candidate for Fingal East and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien while speaking at the launch of a new social housing development in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, which were delivered by Sophia Housing Association and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council with the support of the Government.

The development involved the extension and refurbishment of the former Credit Union offices on Sussex Street.

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Last year, with Fianna Fáil in Government, Ireland built more social houses than in any year since 1975 and the highest levels of affordable purchase homes ever.

At the launch, Minister O'Brien said: "The highest social housing build numbers in half a century and the highest ever affordable home delivery levels all point to the fact we have turned the dial on housing. High quality developments like todays are testament to that progress. However, we need to do much, much more.

"The Fianna Fáil housing plan sets out a €7.5bn annual investment to build 12,000 social houses and 10,000 affordable homes every year. We need policy stability, certainty and ambition to achieve those targets. The record commencement levels of new homes reflect the momentum building up in the sector with 250 new homes started every working day this year.

"Opposition plans will jeopardise the progress being made by generating planning delays, abolishing the LDA and scrapping key first time buyer supports that boost housing supply."