John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The chief executive was very good to come back to me on the Ardstone development at Two Oaks in Scholarstown where 110 duplexes and in the region of 500 build-to-rent apartments,. There will be a proportion of social housing involved. My first question is when it might be anticipated that the first new tenants move in? Will it be before the end of this year or are we looking at 2023?

The second issue is rightsizing, which is outside the witnesses control and in respect of which they clearly do not have powers. It was anticipated locally that the 110 duplexes would be for sale. It was never specified in the planning application that they would be build-to-rent units but it looks like they will. This represents a major opportunity missed for people in a settled area who live in three-, four- or five-bed houses and who would like to remain in the area. These individuals will not remain in the area to rent but they would remain if they could buy. Is there anything we can learn from this matter? I live in the heart of the area, and this is really a missed opportunity. The local authority is not to blame. Is there something we can learn from this? There are 101 homes that could have been used to allow people to rightsize, thereby freeing up other houses in the area.