Mr. Graham Doyle:

We have focused a lot on encouragement and working with local authorities. We have a range of engagements from seminars through to what we call summit meetings with the local authority sector, which we take over two days or whatever. The enthusiasm around that has been very good. We are also using the Housing Agency as a centre of excellence around the various programmes we have in respect of working with local authorities and our knowledge base around that piece.

The issue that probably needs more work with the local authorities is the one the Deputy just mentioned, which is the affordable purchase piece. We are focused on that. We know it is hard for local authorities to get up and running in that space. Many of the affordable schemes, all of which the Deputy mentioned, are starting from scratch. We have very ambitious delivery targets under them so getting that rolling and getting that momentum is critically important.