Ms Ann Doherty:

The Land Development Agency can bring added value in the sense of dealing with the other agencies. Its establishment, where it sits and its legal context will be important in bringing in some of those other lands which we have identified. They will have far better chance of success because of its status.

There may be some issues with underutilised private lands. That is about people sitting on land and landholding. Some may have bought at the right price but others at the wrong price. This can cause a rise in land values which is adding to the cost of housing.

One reason people were not choosing to live in Cork city was because it did not have a boundary extension for 50 years. Accordingly, development around the city resembled a doughnut of greenfield development. The attractiveness of urban living has changed in society recently. People now want to live in central city locations.

We have derelict and vacant site tools available to us but they are slow to progress. There may be, on occasion, some sites which require different solutions.