Mr. Cormac O'Rourke:

There is quite a lot to go through there. The cost rental split is based initially on what we see in regard to each of the sites we have in development. It is very much a preliminary number. We will be very much guided by the housing needs assessment of the local authorities. As the Deputy knows, the local authorities are the housing authority within their own areas. We will be looking to them and their housing needs assessments in those areas for guidance as to the appropriate mix of housing types and tenure mix.

What we see for the LDA is very much cost rental and affordable purchase. We do not see a role for ourselves in delivering housing for private sale. That is the mandate as I understand it. As the Deputy alluded to earlier, if Government wants to change that, it can, but that is our mandate as we understand it at the moment. There are clearly caveats and complications to that. The caveat is that some of our sites have Part V obligations. For others of our sites, where we are working very closely with the local authority, there will be substantially more social provision than would be required under Part V. It is not a one-size-fits-all. It is a site-by-site analysis, so we will be working with them. It is fair to say the policy of tenure mix is one we very much support.

In regard to the mix of apartments and houses the issue there is site specific. What is the appropriate mix on any given site?

On the Deputy's question about when we expect to hit a run rate of 2,000, I suspect three to four years' time is our current plan. Back in 2018, at that time the LDA had no staff, no legislation, no plans and no mandate. It is something that has evolved over time.

I very much welcome the fact our mandate is clear and focused entirely on cost rental and affordable purchase.