Mr. Hugh Creegan:

It is a balance, as was suggested. The potential housing the MetroLink programme will deliver and make available through transport-oriented development is in the tens of thousands of units. There are viability challenges around apartment buildings at this stage even in Dublin city and in other cities around the country. Where those are marginal, as Dr. Sweeney suggested, the fact that we could commit to occupying those in the first few years makes those bankable for whoever might be considering their development. Ultimately it is a positive in terms of overall housing stock and it allows others then to focus on those that are viable-----