Mr. David Kelly:

Six months is a long time so we will be happy to examine that case. There is a 59-week process with timeframes set out for the interactions between the Department and local authorities. We certainly do not envisage those types of timeframes. We are improving the system. A housing delivery co-ordination office has been set up in the Local Government Management Agency, which works closely with local authorities to streamline the process. The Minister recently changed the threshold for single-stage approvals from €2 million to €6 million and that is something of which we are starting to see more. Six months is a long time. If the Deputy wishes to provide the details of that case, we can certainly look into it.