Ms Rosemarie Tobin:

The Deputy is right. What the circular is outlining is where those priority acquisitions are. This is very much units that are difficult for the local authorities to source otherwise, such as one-bedroom units for single people, particularly for Housing First, units for larger families who it can be very difficult to exit from emergency accommodation and units that are specifically adapted for a person with a disability or another priority need that cannot be dealt with from the normal social housing stock. We are trying to focus and target where that money is really needed for acquisitions, and otherwise move local authorities away to build from acquisitions.