Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests. Will they outline the advantages and disadvantages of AHBs? My suspicion is that tenants will not be able to purchase, which would be a disadvantage, but I would be interested in our guests' views. How will the housing assistance payment, HAP, operate in respect of AHBs? Will our guests say something more about their organisations' sources of finance? The main one is the Government, but to what extent do they believe that they will be able to get finance from other sources?

This may not be a fair question, in which case our guests can ignore it, but I am concerned as a public representative that housing be delivered as rapidly as possible. To what extent will AHBs be able to assist with this urgent problem?