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

I have a final question for Mr. John McCarthy, on land acquisition. Through the land aggregation, LAG, scheme, the Department is dealing with a series of bad land deals. Notwithstanding that, there is a definitive need for land acquisition in certain counties, especially the commuter counties. Mr. John McCarthy was kind enough to supply a table on what is in council ownership throughout the country. In my county, there are nine local authority sites zoned but only one of those is a substantial landholding. The rest are all smaller than 1 ha. The substantial one is part of a LIHAF scheme that has not kicked off. What is the position of the Department on acquiring landbanks in commuter counties to try to develop council homes?