Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Deputy for that clarification. I believe we are all agreed that moving into the cost rental model is a very important venture. Many of us have advocated for this for years. While this is a pilot project, I hope to see it rolled out in every county in the country. I represent Laois-Offaly, and while it is rural, it has large towns. There is a significant affordability issue in towns such as Tullamore, Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick and some of the larger towns. We need to examine that. If it is agreed by the committee, we can forward that correspondence to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Is that agreed.