Mr. Ned Brennan:

We are currently managing some 14 integrated developments across the country at different locations. I am not referring here to rental integration but to schemes which included affordable houses. The developments include local authority affordable units, local authority rental properties, rentals for the voluntary sector, accommodation for older people and, in one case, Traveller accommodation. That integrated model has worked very well in all of those locations.

We are considering the development of a model in Dublin for a mixed scheme which would include social rental and private rental accommodation. In my view, that is the way to go in Dublin and Cork, in a context where we are not able to secure sufficient finance to fund the social side. It is particularly relevant in Dublin, where pent-up demand has begun to bubble to the surface in the past 12 to 18 months. It certainly is a viable option, in line with what is happening in many capital cities around Europe.