Mr. Graham Doyle:

There are approximately 76,000 units across HAP and RAS. The Exchequer cost under HAP is just under €9,000 per annum and the cost in the case of RAS is just under €7,000 per annum. Given that volume and those average rates and the fact that it would cost a couple of hundred thousand euro to acquire each one of those properties, we are talking about very, very large numbers if we were to eliminate the whole thing. The change that has been made in the case of people at risk of homelessness is a significant one and significant moneys are being applied to that already.