Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We are all going over time because we have a lot to say on this matter. The next slot is a Green Party slot, which I will take. I refer to the compulsory purchase order, CPO, powers the councils have. One of the witnesses from Dublin City Council mentioned that it has four active CPOs and the witnesses from Waterford City and County Council mentioned that it has 49. We know that Housing for All has a target of 2,500 CPOs by 2026, which is 500 per year. Does more need to be done to provide the councils with more resources to be able to purchase properties compulsorily or do changes need to be made in the CPO process to allow them to meet that target? Why does Dublin City Council only have four active CPOs?