Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it does. In relation to the compulsory purchase order process, this is a process. The local authority cannot direct the valuation within the CPO process. This is an independent input, as the Deputy is aware. Whatever is being bought via a compulsory purchase order is being bought at market value. This must be borne in mind. Much of what the Deputy referred to is going to be the remit of the LDA. We think that section 377, as it stands, already in the Bill is pretty adequate in respect of where a local authority can CPO land for its housing strategy. We are not, therefore, accepting the Deputy's amendment.