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

Let us focus on those other sites, because I have asked that question twice. I appreciate that the Housing Agency is dealing with issues decided outside its remit. Is it the case that there were sites bought by a local authority, because it wished to develop them, which had the potential to deliver 50% of the total estimate, that the Housing Agency asked was it interested and the local authorities said there was no demand? There is a massive issue where sites were purchased for housing, we are asking if local authorities wish to develop them and they are saying "No".