Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It would be useful to get those data to have insight into what the position is. I thank Ms Hegarty and the Irish Council for Social Housing for coming before the committee. In her statement, she identified the land value trap as a major issue in terms of why construction often stops and we have a stop-start approach. That approach involves huge costs and major skills losses. What measures does she think are needed to address the land trap value cost? It seems to be a particular feature of the Irish housing system. Does the same happen in other jurisdictions? What is her take on that?