Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It has. The funny thing about it is - this is an issue for all Deputies - that there is no abundance of publicly-owned lands within councils. That is one of the biggest problems. In County Meath, that is the only piece of land of a substantial nature that is in public ownership for social housing in a county of 180,000 people. That 28 acres is the only piece of publicly-owned land in a county next door to Dublin in a housing crisis and there is no movement on it. In terms of actually addressing the housing crisis, there is nothing happening in the county with the greatest commuting population.

On the issue of the 73 sites, I ask that the technicality around the assets be explained. The assets have a nil value and a nought on the accounts of the housing agency and of the Department. Can the witness explain that to me?