Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Minister is familiar with the location of the Ballymun shopping centre site right on the Metro line.

It is an attractive site in terms of potential to add to the community. Dublin City Council currently has that out for expressions of interest to see if a retail-led project can be delivered on that site. My view is it will also have to include housing. With interest rates increasing, there will be some concern that there will not be capacity to build on the development side. If that is the case, would the Minister consider having the Land Development Agency step in to deal with the site? If a site the size of the shopping centre were to lie empty for another ten years, it would be a failure to the people of Ballymun. It would also be a huge missed opportunity to deliver the housing that we need.