Mr. Eddie Taaffe:

There is no doubt that all of the various State infrastructure providers will have to seriously examine the variations and new zonings that will come from that process across all 31 local authorities. To that end, the Department recently established a housing activation office, which has started its consultation with local authorities to assess what infrastructure and infrastructure priorities are there or needed to unlock or service zoned lands. It is a huge challenge facing the State. It is going to require a significant amount of financial investment by the State to fully and adequately service lands around the country in terms of water, wastewater, the electrical grid, relief roads, public transport, community centres, schools, etc.