Mr. Kieran Kehoe:

I will deal with the streetscapes piece, if we want to call it that. We are very conscious of the position. With my planning director hat on, through the development plan process, we identified architectural conservation areas. That is where we need to assess and decide upon what streetscapes we feel are of merit and that need protection. Any works that are done within that must be sensitive, as the Deputy said. We will do that.

I return to what I highlighted earlier, namely, that the whole-of-authority approach. There should not be just a dereliction unit or a vacant homes unit. It should also be a matter of our town regeneration officers. We should make sure that in anything we do our towns, villages, cities and places to live are vibrant and yet reflective of the character, history, etc., of what is there. We must not do anything that will in any way detract from that. Obviously, the use of PVC involves a financial aspect. We can control or protect the character through the development plan process, whereby we can make sure that architectural conservation areas are appropriate to the location.