James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I thank Deputy McAuliffe. I know this is an issue on which he has been in regular contact with the Department of housing and me. On the impact with regard to PPP, as the Deputy has already pointed out, I cannot comment at this point. The bundle is now the subject of legal proceedings but with regard to the delivery of those homes, PPP is obviously one. With regard to the further bundles, we are examining it. We are examining whether they are going to have the same cost profile as the third one, and how we proceed from here. It is obviously a legally complex situation, as we now know from the third one, as to how we can proceed from here.

We have not reached a conclusion as to what is the quickest and most effective way to deliver those homes but we are very conscious those social and affordable homes are badly needed for families in Dublin. We will continue to liaise with Dublin City Council and the Deputies and councillors from those areas to get those homes built as quickly as possible.