Maria Bailey (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ask one or two supplementaries as well. We all have areas that would like to be in this that did not reach the criteria for whatever reason. It is my understanding that they are constantly under review and that the Housing Agency is working with all local authorities on a regular basis. If so, how regular is that?

The Department might clarify for us, because there is some confusion, the position about daft.ie. It might be good to clarify that for the record so that we are all clear here.

Is my understanding correct that when the next rental index comes out, other areas might be included under the rent pressure zones? Effectively, it is a live six-month document and areas that did not qualify in January might qualify in the next quarter. The Department might clarify those criteria again because they are quite confusing. For anybody watching in, we might stay away from abbreviations because they might not understand terms such as LEAs.

Going back to what Deputy Casey said, this committee did a substantial piece of work to facilitate the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 before Christmas because we all have the same goal, namely, to give people the security of a home and that safe feeling that they can provide for their family. One should bear in mind that while 178,000 people are now secure, we want to increase that number. The committee's goal here is to provide that security of a home for these families. Ms Nic Aongusa might clarify one or two of those points.