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

I thank Deputy Ó Broin. On co-ordination across local authorities, some are doing really well. Looking at the overall pipeline, we have approximately 2,800 at various different stages, including sales. Some are doing better than others. We brought in Peter Carey, the former chief executive of Kildare County Council, who is co-ordinating it too. He was with the County and City Management Association, CCMA, today. Where local authorities look for additional resources, such as staffing, we will do it. We have given about 360 extra staff to housing departments. I met the CCMA today and one focus was on the tenant in situ scheme. Every local authority and approved housing body has that guide to deal with cost-rental tenants in situ. It should be clear for people.

We have seen an uptick, even since we prepared the statement in the past couple of weeks, in the cost-rental tenants in situthat we are receiving at the moment. I would see that as coming formally under the affordable housing fund, probably under the cost rental equity loan, CREL, when it is fully set up on an administrative basis as we move it forward.