Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

We have gone way over time and have gone over time on everyone, to be honest. I think it was a fantastic meeting. It was very informative for all of us as members and that is why I felt we needed to extend it. I was going to propose we would pencil in this meeting with industry on a six-monthly basis because we need to hear what is happening on the ground and we need to know what changes. I will propose that we do this on at least a six-monthly basis with industry and keep a push on.

I will make a couple of points. I do not want to labour back over it. The positivity around the change in the guidelines with regard to apartments has rung through but then we turn around and somebody is objecting and stopping homes being built. It is not acceptable.

I think Mr. Benson mentioned that 20% of zoned land was developed. It is unacceptable that only that percentage of land is being developed on. There might be land that is in strategic reserve or level 2, there might be different names on it in different counties, which someone might be in a position to apply to develop but they will not get planning because it is strategic reserve. It could be serviced but there are fully-zoned lands not being developed. I think the figure mentioned was 20%. It is unacceptable.