Mr. Micheál Mahon:

Without giving our report away in advance, we did not deal with the cost of public sector housing from a quantity surveying perspective. In terms of private sector housing, a 1,200 sq. ft. unit, or something of that order, is costing well in excess of €300,000. We have also looked at the public sector and it appears that the equivalent cost in the greater Dublin area is of the order of €230,000 to €260,000 because one does not have certain elements the private sector has to cost. It is information that is perhaps useful to the committee.