Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I mean some of them are different. The Department of education is efficient at delivery when it decides a particular project will happen. When it does that, it typically moves quickly and it happens relatively quickly. The issue is the pipeline is extensive and it cannot do everything every year so there is a natural delay. It is about managing that sequentially because there have to be parameters in which it operates. To the Deputy's wider point, he has referenced the library and the issues with housing, with people going over and back for months. It is clear in the report that the whole issue of risk aversion and things taking too long is an identified issue, along with some of the timelines associated with that. That is why the housing activation office will play a critical role to try to cut through timelines and endless process getting in the way of people moving in or decisions being made, whether it is social and affordable homes or getting the utilities around the table to ensure private development can happen, which I know is frustrating many in the economy.

That work is happening and there is the cultural issue as well. It also means we have to support people in taking risks and rebalancing risk.