Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Yes, grand. To follow on from the point made by Deputy Bacik, has any analysis been done in terms of durations of permissions in respect of a large-scale housing development, for example, of how long it normally takes to build out after getting planning permission? If we are talking about 500 units or 1,000 units, how much time is required in this regard, if we consider the time needed to get the planning permission, get all the required ducks in a row after that and then get on site? There are workforce mobilisation aspects involved. It is not like all this is possible from day one. The odd developer is able to move a workforce onto a site straightaway if things have been timed well in terms of getting an assembled workforce moved from another site. Usually, however, workforce mobilisation, and everything concerned with it, takes time, with different stages around the process. Has any analysis been done around this context that is informing the times referred to in this Bill?

The Minister was also just talking about bringing in the land value sharing measures and uplift. Initially, we were told that these measures might form part of the Bill. They do not currently do so. Will the Minister be seeking on Report Stage, or later, to bring these measures in?