Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I ask the witnesses to be brief. Dr. Cassidy made reference to how equity had fallen off significantly in recent times. First, where does Ireland sit in terms of our public funding of housing? The ESRI made a statement on this in the past. Relatively speaking, we are investing €7 billion in housing. Where does that put Ireland as a country in terms of public investment? I wish to ask the Central Bank about the equity and private equity. What are the main issues relating to the fall-off?