James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I am happy to engage with Deputy Ó Muirí on this. As he is aware, the LDA is funded separately from the Department of housing, although we provide some Exchequer funding to it and we work closely with it. The team at the LDA is quite good at working with other Departments on this need. Deputy Ó Muirí is right on the need for co-ordination with a local community as we increase housing delivery in an area or its population increases.

It is essential that community facilities necessary to meet that population increase and that population make-up be provided. Young populations need schools and older populations often need greater primary care services.