As the report indeed notes, second homes are not a new phenomenon. Plaid Cymru has been pushing for action to combat this issue for decades. The issue of second homes has become worse and worse for many of our communities across Wales, whether that's in our rural Welsh-speaking heartlands or indeed in our urban centres. The present housing crisis facing communities across Wales, driven in part by second homes and short-term holiday accommodation, is characterised by the inability of those who live in or have grown up in a community to buy or rent homes in said areas. The crisis means that many public services become unviable. Schools close, shops close, community facilities close. Communities erode and ultimately disappear.

Let's be clear: this is not just a rural issue. The effects of second homes on our rural heartlands are disastrous, for the rural economy, for our culture, for our language, for people. It goes without saying. But the housing crisis is just as prevalent in urban regions, such as the one I represent. Gentrification is tearing the fabric of these communities apart. Today, in my capacity as Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on communities, I'd like to take some time to also concentrate on the eighth recommendation, as we heard from Sam earlier, in the committee's report, and the Welsh Government's response to it. Recommendation 8 states that

'The Welsh Government should provide an update to the Senedd on how it intends to achieve its target of building 20,000 new social homes within the term of this Senedd. We would like the update to include a breakdown of where it intends these new homes to be built, according to the demand and need of communities.'

Now, the Government has accepted this recommendation, at least in principle, but questions still remain regarding the housing target. Given the scale of the housing need in Wales, many have questioned whether this target is sufficient. I welcome the Government's ambition to deliver 20,000 homes, of course I do, but is the target ambitious enough? Minister, how do you know whether you're actually fully meeting the nation's housing need? We're in the midst of one of the worst cost-of-living crises in living memory. Combined with the effects of Brexit, we have a perfect storm for our supply chains and our construction workforce. In the light of the increased costs of construction materials, the costs associated with construction and the effects of Brexit on the workforce, how is the Welsh Government going to reach their construction targets?

Moving on, over the summer, I was fortunate to visit Vienna to study their policy on social and affordable housing. It was an eye-opening experience to say the least. Vienna has been world-leading in the provision of social and affordable housing for over a century. Today, 60 per cent of Vienna's—