Mr. Bob Jordan:

Ms Feeney will speak to the CPO process. On the question of projects and procurement, we have a projects and procurement unit within the Housing Agency and there is a commitment in Housing for All to expand it. There are currently approximately ten people working there and we want to expand it to approximately 20 to support local authorities who do not necessarily have the complete development section. These would be local authorities with build targets up to approximately 1,000 units, and there are approximately 15 local authorities in that space.

With regard to approved housing bodies, it is important to note that 45% of the overall social housing target will be delivered by approved housing bodies. The aim is to support the lower or so-called tier 3 approved housing bodies and the tier 2 bodies that are developing. We are looking to support growth there as well. We are very much in the process of doing that right now and growing that unit.

On the question of lands and the Land Development Agency, we have lands in Skerries, Balbriggan and Naas. We have been working very closely with the Land Development Agency on those and they will all probably go into the planning process very soon. There is the potential to deliver approximately 1,300 social, affordable and cost rental units on those lands. Over the past couple of years, approximately 515 properties have been delivered on Housing Agency lands, and there is potential beyond the 1,300 figure with the Land Development Agency to deliver at least probably another 1,000.