Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question was more specific than that, because I already knew all of that information. Some 1,800 units were offered. None was offered on the open market. They were all offered by banks, funds or other parties to the Housing Agency or to local authorities that contacted the Housing Agency. That is my understanding. Has the Minister seen that full list of 1,800? Is he satisfied that approximately 600 units is an appropriate proportion of that 1,800 to acquire? Are there other units which could be looked at again and purchased? My understanding is that the two figures the Minister has just announced represent the upper limit of what has been purchased from that 1,800. Given that many of these properties were offered last year rather than this year, does the Minister believe the length of time taken to purchase these units is satisfactory? Can anything be done to speed up the process?