Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)

I accept the point the Deputy makes but I have to say that I have heard the debate around many a table that modular homes were at a high price, but they have a 60-year lifespan. Some people talk about getting a modular home for €40,000 to €70,000, but they normally have a 20 or 30 year lifespan. The State went down the road of having a lifespan which I think makes it an asset. These sites were very complicated. It would be fair to say that while this was pushed as a pilot scheme, the plans that are there for those modular units can be used in every local authority in the country if they wish to use them. They are there for them and are an asset in their own right. It is not just the modular homes but the design and the planning application.