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

A number of the initiatives that have been put in place. With regard to incentivisation of local authorities, we wrote-off €94 million of debt for local authorities to develop lands using MMC and best practice for additional social homes. That is another discussion. I made the point on the amendment. I understand; everyone wants the same thing but it is more than covered in what we have here. Section 19(2) in isolation and then just skip to paragraphs (a) or (b) and say we are going to do sustainability after maximising development. That is not it. The Deputy might want to read it that way and interpret it that way but I cannot see how he would read it that way, frankly. That backs up the point the Deputy is making and maybe that is the reason he is doing it but I am not accepting the amendment.