Dr. Robert Kelly:

I agree. The number one priority for capital investment in the State is infrastructure. What the Deputy said is correct. None of the three things we have outlined can exist on its own. We have seen planning cases held up because infrastructure is not available. Getting one right will not be enough; we need to move all three forward at a relatively similar pace. If we are to harness the benefits of modern fabrication methods, we have to have somewhere to put the houses, as the Deputy implied. Zoned, ready land is needed to put them on. I completely agree on that. Along with the issue of supply, probably the State’s biggest issue concerning the lower end of the income distribution in respect of social housing is infrastructure, as Dr. O’Toole pointed out. That should be its biggest focus.