Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)

-----but if it is working and it is producing good-quality permanent homes for people, we would support anything that could make it easier for people to turn vacant properties, particularly above-the-shop units, into residential accommodation. We would support the Minister of State in that.

I have a number of technical questions. I better run through them all in one go and then he can reply to them as he wants. It is really just to help me and the wider public to fully understand the other proposed changes. The Irish Planning Institute made quite a detailed submission as part of the public consultation. Will the Minister of State respond to some of the issues it raised in its contributions?