Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The point about the mix echoes a point I previously raised regarding the range of policy measures. As a former local authority member, I have some experience of how it can be really difficult delivering a mix on big sites. Can Mr. O'Connor answer the criticism of why it has not proved possible to deliver on so many of the sites transferred to the Housing Agency? I think 37 were categorised as unlikely to be suitable for near-term development. I realise I am asking Mr. O'Connor to second-guess the local authorities' decision but why were the latter purchasing lands that had huge debts attaching to them, which the State was then forced to take over under the land aggregation scheme, and that are not deemed suitable? Will we see some of those lands handed back the lands to local authorities for parks or other purposes?