Ms Caroline Timmons:

The Deputy is correct to characterise us as the people who wish to see delivery quickest. We are definitely in that space. If there was something we could do to move things quicker, we are doing it already. In relation to the Department sticking its oar in, I do not think that is happening on the affordable side and I would say it is happening either on the social side. Ms Stapleton can speak to the social side but I would not characterise it in that way at all. If anything, we are trying to make sure Dublin City Council has all of the options to bring everything forward. We are giving it additional resources and working very closely with it. It is a very good relationship that has developed over the past while, on the affordable side in particular and it is the same for social. I would say that is working well.

On the sites the Deputy is referring to, all of us, including Dublin City Council, want to move those along as quickly as possible. On Silogue, we secured serviced sites fund, SSF, approval for 101 units on that site some time ago and it is intended to bringing that forward quite quickly. We understand Dublin City Council is going to engage with the elected members on the design in the coming weeks and intends to bring forward a new application under the affordable housing fund for a revised subsidy for the affordable units.