Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will let the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, come in on both. It is welcome to see Longford advancing with the affordable housing scheme. There were those who said that affordable housing, through the affordable housing fund, was restricted to certain counties; it is not. We have seen scheme come through in Mayo, Wexford and right the way across. I am delighted to hear the expressions of interest. I thank Deputy Flaherty for championing that as well. The issues that Longford has are relevant to other counties in the region. We might use that as an exemplar. I will hand over to the Minister of State.