Mr. Brendan Kenny:

Build cost is very much site specific. Most of our sites are brownfield rather than greenfield sites in the city centre or urban area. They are difficult and complicated sites. We will have a new framework in November for contractors for rapid build which will be available to every local authority in the country and should speed things up.

Work on St. Michael's Estate is proceeding apace. I hope houses will be built there sooner than the seven years mentioned.