John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Particularly in the urban centres, existing permissions are already in place. Given the comparison Mr. Moran gave about the sizes that we are talking about here, there is a great opportunity for these developments to be unlocked for cost-rental, which would be very advantageous for the State. It is disappointing that there has been a retreat in terms of the private rented sector.

There is certainly an opportunity there for the LDA in particular to step in, fill that void and essentially get an accelerated delivery of cost rental that typically we would not have got without that retreat. While it is disappointing and we see a drop in commencements, particularly in the past three to four months, if there is active engagement to activate these sites for cost rental, does Mr. Farrell agree that is what should be done?