John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As regards timelines for delivery, last week the committee heard about 3D units and the associated delays relating to site identification, groundworks and so on. I regularly speak to developers in Waterford regarding delivering schemes. I am thinking of Kent construction, for example. It has a fantastic system in place that is very similar to what Glenveagh Properties is delivering in terms of timber frame and durability.

Their ability to erect to roof level in 14 weeks is phenomenal. It is a process. They would say you need to have the book so you are able to do a certain amount in the year. They have their systems down to deliver 60 units, for example. I asked this question a couple of weeks ago. The difficulty is that if they want to increase, they have to double. They cannot just go from 60 units to 70 units because their systems and processes are so refined that they would need to double their metrics. Is there a medium way of achieving a higher volume without doubling? How do we overcome that? You might have a developer who cannot do 120 units under their order book, but could do 90 units. However, they are confined to 60 units because their systems are set up that way. How do we broach that difficulty?