Mr. Eddie Taaffe:

All I am aware of are companies specialised in acquiring properties and leasing them in the long term to local authorities either through enhanced leasing or regular leasing for 20 or 25 years. I am not aware of any other sectors that would offer it outside the approved housing body sector. I suspect that when cost rental becomes a feature, we may well see that. It may become another delivery channel and that would only be a good thing, depending on how finances work and value-for-money elements. There is also the matter of the whole-life cost to the State of that type of housing. We are not seeing it currently but I suspect we will in the near future once affordable rental and cost rental becomes a growing feature.