Ms Catherine Keenan:

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has 4,500 on the housing list. Quite a considerable number of those households might also be on other Dublin housing waiting lists. I expect the real figure to be more in the region of around 3,000. We have 320 people on the rental accommodation scheme and a similar number on housing assistance payment. One factor that is not taken into account is the re-lets which happen every year. While it is not all about new construction or acquisitions, we have around 150 re-lets every year. People get those from the social housing list.

We also work in partnership with approved housing bodies. We are working with them to develop 209 homes, a considerable number.

We are open to working with the Land Development Agency when we have further information. I welcome the additionality that will come as part of that. The Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum has the potential for an additional 600 social and affordable homes.

There is a huge affordability issue in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. It is important for us to develop affordable units on our own lands.

As such, and while Deputy Boyd Barrett suggested that it could all be social housing, the right mix is social and affordable.

Under Part V, we have secured approximately 170 housing units since 2015. I will pass over to my colleague, Ms Mary Henchy, to discuss the query on getting the land up front.