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

I thank both local authorities for coming in and for the work done by their staff, which all of us very much appreciate.

I will start with Kildare County Council on the issue of land, which Ms Aspell was talking about. That is a key issue in trying to acquire more land. I think Ms Aspell said that the council would focus on acquiring brownfield sites and that greenfield would not be feasible for it. Could she expand on why that is the case? Is it too expensive? With whom is the council competing for greenfield? Can she tell us a bit more about that?