Ms ?ine Stapleton:

We did a significant analysis with colleagues in the housing delivery coordination office with local authorities around land available for social housing delivery and how that maps against targets in Housing for All. The result of that analysis showed that out to 2026, there is a gap in land to support about 4,000 units. On foot of that analysis, we agreed with colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to put the land acquisition fund in place. The first set of proposals under that fund will be focused on those that are capable of delivery within that time period. This is a pilot initiative. It will be reviewed in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. We hope to build on it. The analysis of land availability has been very helpful in giving us a sense of what the gap is and how we need to move forward on it and support the sector.