Ms ?ine Stapleton:

On the broader picture, we have been working with local authorities around resourcing needs for their housing delivery teams generally. An additional 250 posts were sanctioned last year for local authorities with a specific focus on housing delivery. That gives a degree of boost to the overall resources available to local authorities, though I am conscious there are particular skill sets around this scheme. The Housing Agency also has expertise around acquisitions and has offered to share it with local authorities, so there is extra guidance and support available there I am sure local authorities will be happy to avail of. I think next week the agency is holding a workshop with the sector to work through the practicalities of managing some of the details of the scheme. We hope that will provide an extra bolster to the skill sets within the local authority themselves.