Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I am interested in the data set analysis pilot project Mr. Burns spoke about. The committee did a comprehensive report on vacancy, dereliction and urban regeneration. There is a narrative that there are 160,000 vacant houses and we should be able to get people into them straight away. It is not as simple as that. If it was, we would be doing it and the county councils would be doing it as well. One thing that became apparent in the research we did was that there is a varying level of collection of data sources and then a score condition is attached to those buildings as well, based on criteria such as whether they are habitable or in need of a bit of work or a full refurbishment. Will Mr. Burns tell the committee about the pilot project? It would be very helpful.